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Core Infrastructure

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Allow clients to set default processing options for DFSMSdss operations using a parmlib member

DFSMSdss should be enhanced to allow clients to set default processing options for DFSMSdss operations using a parmlib member. For example, the ADMINISTRATOR could be one of the options to support the following use case described below..BTW, quite...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF cannot reconnect after TCPIP recycle

If TCPIP is recycled, z/OSMF makes no attempt to reconnect after TCPIP resumes and, is ready. It does, however, issue messages:[WARNING ] RMI TCP Accept-0: accept loop for ServerSocket[addr=0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0,port=0,localport=1026] throws and...EDC51...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

RRSF & RACF LAST-ACCESS field

In our case we have 2 DB racf connected By RRSF.We have the same userids defined in both RACF database.Until some months ago if one userid loggin-on in one database without loggin in the second one, the Last-access field was updated. So the first ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

ISPF MEMLIST - Support DATASET option

The ISPF MEMLIST service is a easy way to invoke the enhanced member list. However it requires a LMMINIT before using. It would be easier to use if it also supported the DATASET parameter
about 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Auto-RACLIST specific general resource classes

It would be nice if RACF would auto-RACLIST specific general resource classes if they were active and RACLIST required.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

CSSMTP text line too long in attached file

CSSMTP reject a mail with message "text line too long". the rejected mail has an attached file with a LRECL 1032 hence the error since CSSMTP enforce RFC2822 which limit the line length to 998 characters plus CRLF. There was not this problem with ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ISPF Copy, Compare, Search do not support Unix files

ISPF was made Unix aware a few releases back, but functions like ISPF 3.3 copy, ISPF 3.12 and 3.13 SuperC, and 3.14 and 3.15 search were not made Unix aware. These functions should be modified to support Unix filenames.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

PAGENT client connection retry notification

I noticed that when PAGENT reaches both ServerConnectWait and ServerconnectRetries for the ServerHostBackup the connection failure and retry messages stop appearing in the STC output. 16.02.46 STC37225 EZZ8780I PAGENT CANNOT CONNECT TO POLICY SERV...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enhance the HELP Panels in ISMF for OBJECTS

When setting up OAM Objects in ISMF for the first time, I found the HELP panels lacking in detail. They only provide a brief description that uses the name GROUP00. After setting up OAM and working with it for a few weeks, I was able to see that G...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

Make APF-Authorised VTAM applications check VTAMAPPL resources

VTAMAPPL resources are only checked when non-APF programs attempt to OPEN ACBs.However, using programs such as SuperSession it is possible for any user to OPEN ACBs and thus subvert controls over ACB opening. This can be used in a denial of servic...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration