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Core Infrastructure

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Enhance command D XCF,ARMSTATUS to include RESTART_METHOD in use by ARM elements

It would be nice to have the RESTART_METHODs included in the output of display commands "D XCF,ARMSTATUS,DETAIL" and "D XCF,ARMSTATUS,EL=xxxxxxx". The only way to get that information today is by running the IXCMIAPU utility and look at the active...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 1 Future consideration

Initialize DLLs upon program startup

All global variable initialization should happen for all DLL's that are implicitly loaded in an application before 'main' is invoked.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Logger AUTODELETE at RETPD but not before

Requesting a new logger AUTODELETE option (e.g. AUTODELETE(RETPD)) where both active and inactive log data would be autodeleted at expiration, but not before. RETPD(N>0) Eligible for physical deletion Unexpired Expired Active Inactive Active ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 2 Not under consideration

SORTL instruction in SMF30

Hello dear team, Customer asked a question if we are planning to implement the SORTL instruction for SMF113 into SMF30 as well? Find below his question: "SMF113-record shows the use-count for SORTL-instructions. Are there any plans to bring this ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Not under consideration

option to disable updating last-reference for given volumes

Our 'system' volumes are mounted read-only so they can be shared among multiple, unrelated, z/OS systems. The syslog is full of following error messages related to data sets on these volumes;IEC331I 028-002(000C0010),job,step,IGG0CLEG IEC331I cata...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

ISPF MODELs for ISREDIT

I have been thinking since about 1988 that it's odd that there are no ISPF models for ISREDIT.When I worked in UK with Development Support at North Harbour, they created a raft of these under the (then popular) ACE platform (see Ray Evans).Could w...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

D ICEOPT

Hello, Proposal to create a "D ICEOPT" command. Recently we discovered that some obsolete/undocumented options were preventing the ICETPEX from being invoked. There was another LPAR in the plex which did NOT have these undocumented options and the...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 2 Not under consideration

PORTL Conflict Notification

When z/OS TCPIP is intializing and detects a PORT conflict when processing the PORT reservse list (be it an incorrect statement or an error in coding), TCPIP will issue an "I" (Informational message) such as; EZZ0326I NOAUTOLOG CONFLICTS WITH PORT...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 6 Not under consideration

Allow $TDESTDEF,RDEST=USER

Allow RDEST of DESTDEF to be modified dynamically. Currently it requires an all member warm start, which in many environments is just not possible so the change is impossible to make.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Enable AUTOR00 to detect and respond to message ILR031A

Hi, during IPL of our newly installed zos 2.5, we are getting message ILR031A that has been added to AUTOR00 but is being ignored and we do need to manually respond. Please see below: DATA SET LAST UPDATED AT 14:32:37 ON 09/12/2022 (GMT) False 202...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 1 Not under consideration

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