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Core Infrastructure

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$PJES2TERM should require operator confirmation

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00073820User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES299002Title: $PJES2TERM should require operator confirmation.Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Mark Baum...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

JCL Inheritance of Job Statement Parameters

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0119112817User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE01713Title: JCL Inheritance of Job Statement ParametersSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVS...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

LE Callable Service to dump selected sto

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0608105137User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLANG10002Title: LE Callable Service to dump selected storageSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : AADI UGPROJ : LA...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

Parameter for setting site default FSSDEF AUTOSTOP value

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0304105213User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES209003Title: Parameter for setting site default FSSDEF AUTOSTOP valueSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

LE C header files in HFS should comply w

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1115066438User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC0513623Title: LE C header files in HFS should comply with ANSI standardSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : A...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

JES2 Should Protect SPOOL and Checkpoint with SHR ENQ

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1121075956User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES207005Title: JES2 Should Protect SPOOL and Checkpoint Data Sets with SHR ENQSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

Ability to Bill for Individual Sysouts If Needed

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0119112811User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE01317Title: Ability to Bill for Individual Sysouts If NeededSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

MVS should expand the range of SYSOUT classes beyond 36

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0903133747User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE01703Title: MVS should expand the range of SYSOUT classes beyond 36Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

Move the LE LIBVEC above the 16M line

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0713107111User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0713107111Title: Move the LE LIBVEC above the 16M lineSubmitted By: Morgan WF IP/Hong Kong/IBMOriginators Area: Hong KongFPOC: Kershaw Mehta/Poughkeepsie/IBM Nai J...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

64 bit fseek support for all file types

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062705337User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSDVLG04527Title: 64 bit fseek support for all file typesSubmitted By: Barry LichtensteinOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : APLS UGPROJ : DVLGFPOC: Kershaw Mehta/P...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration