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    Enhance message IFA016I with the root cause

    There are numerous reasons a SMF dump program IFASMFDP USER exit might not be available, but the IFA016I message is a catch-all / generic message that does not provide any useful information (outside of an abend issue) which the user can use to di...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    Provide a more granular control over timeout Abends (S522) than SMFPRMxx JWT/SWT/SWT

    Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/12/2023 Submitter Name: Arthur J Gutowski (Mainframe Engineer) Submitter Email: Arthur.Gutowski@huntington.com Description: Provide a more granular means of controlling / protecting j...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    Replace some of the basic IEFUTL functionality with PARMLIB parameters

    Everyone is trying to reduce their reliance on assembler exits due to the lack of assembler resource available these days. We use IEFUTL to override when batch jobs are cancelled by the JWT parameter in SMFPRMxx and nothing more. I'm sure it would...
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    IFASMFDL RC=8 when error in LOGSTREAM

    When there is an error when reading the LOGSTREAM, so that it is not safe that all requested data is present, the return code should be 8 instead of 4 because RC=4 indicate only a warning.RC=8 indicate an error. In our case we got a MSG 'IFA819I E...
    over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    When using IFASMFDL for extracting SMF-data, job might end with RC=08-0804 if no data is in the log stream

    See also case TS017633432. In brief: we are writing SMF data to logstreams (As recommended by IBM). We are having different LogStreams in order to pre-select the SMF-records. On Log-Stream is for DB2-SMF records in which we collect records 100:102...
    about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    DSNTYPE=LARGE support as INPUT for IFASMFDP

    This is a new public REQUEST for an older requets to permit user's votes on it.Initial request = MR0311105836 from 2011Migrated to RFE request as: RFE 50060 in 2014Due to increasing of SMF data, we need now to be able to use DSNTYPE=LARGE with IFA...
    about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

    SMF type30 to include on task/job level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage

    Please include on type30 SMF record task level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage fields.
    about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

    SMF recording type lacking indicator

    Currently when switching recording modes from LOGSTREAM to DATASET no message is produced that is unique to the recording mode/type.There is also no easy way to Display the SMF recording mode. Suggestion: We would like to request such a command li...
    almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

    Enhance Report of IFASMFDL

    IBM Redbook SG247919 includes three SMF user exits SMFDPUX3, SMFDPUX2 and SMFDPUX1 which show a much more detailled report of the records dumped as the standard record does. The report includes the subtypes and the system ID where the record came ...
    about 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

    Enhance SMF logstream IFASMFDL failure messages

    Our SMF logstream dump job was failing with: IFA832I INVALID PARAMETER COMBINATION FOR ARCHIVE OPTION IFA845I DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION LSNAME = IFASMF.AQHO.DEFAULT FIRST LOGBLOCK RCD HDR = 00120000 1E02003B 44870121 162FC4E4 D4E80000 002C02C0 CURREN...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

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