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Consistency for MOD between SMS and non-SMS managed data sets

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1119075921User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS07017Title: Consistency for MOD between SMS and non-SMSSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSS...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 3 Future consideration

IEBCOPY Messages should indicate severit

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0110123345User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11069Title: IEBCOPY Messages should indicate severity with type I W ESubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Future consideration

Messages From TSO/E RENAME Should Displa

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0903133741User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE13011Title: Messages From TSO/E RENAME Should Display Fully Qualified DSNSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP :...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Future consideration

Default value for Advertise_VIPA_Routes

Since VIPA is a common implementation for most of the enterprisenetworks, and the setting of Advertise_VIPA_Routes with SUBNET isnot appropriate for VIPA, the default value of HOST_ANY_SUBNETseems not appropriate. In addition, the Advertise_VIPA_R...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

MPFLIST Ability to Change Route/Descript

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0301114729User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE011667Title: MPFLIST Ability to Change Route/Descriptor CodesSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 1 Future consideration

Add Subpool and Storage Protect Key to c

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0715106335User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE10007Title: Add Subpool and Storage Protect Key to common storage trackingSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 4 Not under consideration

MPF Enhancement-Remove suppression of de

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0524115616User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE011994Title: MPF Enhancement-Remove suppression of descriptor codeSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 1 Future consideration

MPF add ability to set route and descrip

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0903133743User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE13018Title: MPF add ability to set route and descriptor codesSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 1 Future consideration

MPF add ability to specify color

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0903133744User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE13024Title: MPF add ability to specify colorSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC: Jeffr...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 2 Future consideration

Add IEEU29L sample exit to SYS1.SAMPLIB

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0715106337User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE10010Title: Add IEEU29L sample exit to SYS1.SAMPLIBSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 2 Not under consideration