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Core Infrastructure

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Add Dataset support to the SDBM backend

Don't see that recomendation from https://ibmsecurity.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AMDS-I-334 that new RFE has been opened.But we're interested of same feature to handle racf dataset profiles from SDBM backend. z/OS 2.4 has added DATASET support to the R_A...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Provide SET IGGCAT=xx to dynamically change catalog options

Allowing a SET IGGCAT=xx would allow a user to dynamically change catalog options without having to restart the catalog address space (CAS). SSMVSE14003
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Planned for future release

SDSF XDC Panel Include DD name or DSID

Currently when using XDC to print output from a job in SDSF it only displays the JOBNAME and JOBNUMBER. This is fine if you are only using it once. However, if you have multiple XDC commands going on at one time, then when you hit ENTER, it is not...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Planned for future release

RMM SEARCHDATASET/SEARCHVOLUME with WRITEDATE enhancement

Our customer had requested FITS MR0502135119 and OA45286 for CRDATE was created. This enables to specify creation time as a criteria in the RMM SEARCHVOLUME/SEARCHDATASET subcommands. But now our customer would like to want the enhancement for WRI...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

include CopyPool Records in DCOLLECT Output

The DCOLLECT function should include informations about copypools.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

Update ISPCMDS table entries for Minimum TRUNC values (e.g. UDLIST should be 3)

The default ISPCMDS table has many commands that have a truncation value of 0 when there is no reason to force the user to type in the entire command name. Reasonable truncation values should be considered and implemented. UDLIST is an example of ...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Planned for future release

Expand CFRM structure limit beyond 2048

I would like to see the CFRM policy structure limit increased beyond 2048, possibly 3072. I am pushing the 2048 limit currently.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 0 Planned for future release

LDAP for zOS - Implement serchFilterSizeLimit

System: IBM Tivoli Directory for z/OS Tivoli Directory Server is used to implement SUDO functionality like described in https://www.sudo.ws/man/1.8.17/sudoers.ldap.man.html, that generate automaticlly a search filter with many predicates using IP ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Change IDCAMS Diagnose so it can process large numbers of catalog records

IDCAMS Diagnose is currently limited in the amount of entries it can process. It should be modified to process very large numbers of catalog entries as catalogs can now exceed the 4GB limit and access as Extended Attribute datasets. Diagnose curre...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 0 Planned for future release

Devsup Report of all parameters including defaults

Have one report to display all the fields and value for all parameters that are in DEVSUP member. Today, we have to doc the multiple places to validate fields. See use case.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 2 Planned for future release

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