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DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS

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    Provide an SVC 26 catalog locate user exit

    Many vendors have SVC 26 'hooks' or have used SVCUPDTE to change the location of the SVC 26 processing routine. Providing a front end pre SVC 26/Locate and a back end end post SVC26/Locate fully documented and dynamic exit would help vendors and r...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

    Add catalog checks for catalog name and SMS bit during define and locate processing

    We just wrapped up a 51-day case (TS011865490) where we had issues of the SMS bit being turned off (while on an SMS volume) and having a VVDS NVR catalog back pointer pointing back to the master catalog rather than to its TSO usercatalog. The IBM ...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Not under consideration

    TSO DELETE should delete the PDSE base member and all generatlons

    TSO Delete currently deletes the PDSE base member (generation 0) and leaves generations -1 and beyond as orphan/ghost members. Delete should delete the base and all generations - with an appropriate message
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Not under consideration

    Record "V" DCOLLECT IDCAMS

    The record type "V" of the DCOLLECT would contain the notion of "SPACE EFFICIENT". It could be much more easy for us to see if this volume is an SE or not.
    almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Future consideration

    DEFINE PAGESPACE Resilliancy to ensure page space clusters are formatted completely

    This resilliency item would need to be implemented under IDCAMS, Catalog, and RSM. An IDCAMS DEFINE PAGESPACE command is a unique operation that involves a DEFINE CLUSTER and Format under the covers in order to produce a useable Pagespace for RSM ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

    Catalog TAKEDUMP command should include VLF asid

    Used the "F CATALOG,TAKEDUMP" and "F CATALOG,RESTART" commands to generate the svcdump to diagnose the problem in the pmr. Later told that we should have also dumped the VLF asid so there is insufficient doc to diagnose the problem.
    over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

    Simplify syntax for IDCAMS

    Allow for an simplified syntax of IDCAMS commands No need for end of line continuation characters '-' or '+'. A statement (such as DEFINE, ALTER) would end when a new one begins. New END-statement syntax (END-DEFINE, END-ALTER) to signify the end ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance IDCAMS error reporting - IDC3027I

    We recently had a problem where the VTOC was full or near full on multiple volumes. Many batch jobs were failing when attempting to do an IDCAMS DEFINE and IDCAMS was generating the following message: IDC3027I NO SPACE IN VTOC OR VTOC INDEX The Pr...
    about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Functionality already exists

    include CopyPool Records in DCOLLECT Output

    The DCOLLECT function should include informations about copypools.
    about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

    IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME should support multiple level rename

    Consolidating sysplexes, I've got a requirement to rename all data sets under a given HLQ to a multi level qualifier. IDCAMS ALTER NEWNAME would allow it for a single qualifier to a single qualifier (though the masking requirements are somewhat st...
    over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

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