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Core Infrastructure

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DFDSS remove RESTORE and RENAMEUNCONDITIONAL data set name

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00027947User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GO6SMG90031Title: DFDSS remove RESTORE and RENAMEUNCONDITIONAL data set nameSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC:...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss: Re-architect DSS to begin processing sooner

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0205111840User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS10008Title: DFSMSdss: Re-architect DSS to begin processing soonerSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

Update Reuse Capacity Periodically

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0914117633User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS11008Title: Update Reuse Capacity PeriodicallySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Gle...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Add accounting info to SMF types 14 and

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112431User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11031Title: Add accounting info to SMF types 14 and 15 (data set close)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : M...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 2 Future consideration

Additional Volume Amount/RECORG fields i

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR101411563User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR101411563Title: Additional Volume Amount/RECORG fields in Dataclas ConstructSubmitted By: Donna Weaver/Orlando/IBMOriginators Area: SMSFPOC: Carmen Yep/San Jose/IBM...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 1 Future consideration

Provide altername MSGDD statement for DFDSS for warning or higher

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1001124447User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS12004Title: Provide altername MSGDD statement for DFDSS for warning or higherSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGRO...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

IEBCOPY Performance

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00046388User Marketing Field Requirement Number: JOOS0394001Title: IEBCOPY PerformanceSubmitted By: Yutaka Nikkoh/Japan/IBMOriginators Area: N/A / 81-3-3808-3795FPOC: Barbara McDonald/San Jose/IBM Erika Dawson/Tucson...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 2 Future consideration

Comprehensive Programming Environment Do

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1003133459User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13003Title: Comprehensive Programming Environment DocumentationSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPRO...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS General/Unknown 3 Future consideration

Cycle start time for OAM stor. group mig

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00065781User Marketing Field Requirement Number: DSMVSS95002Title: Cycle start time for OAM stor. group migr. less than 1 hSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: 6001 / 03/244 89 85FPOC: B...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Future consideration

DFSMSrmm: Create Interface for IEC518I M

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1007035733User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS02005Title: DFSMSrmm: Create Interface for IEC518I MessageSubmitted By: Mike WoodOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Arseniy Khobotkov...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 2 Not under consideration