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DFSMS DSS

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DFSMSdss: Support BWO Data Sets with COPY and RENAMEU

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00057062User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS96022Title: DFSMSdss: Support BWO Data Sets with COPY and RENAMEUSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Barb...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 4 Not under consideration

DSS - Improve Catalog Search Performance

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0110065441User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS053127Title: DSS - Improve Catalog Search PerformanceSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

Enhance DFSMSdss REN/RENUNC to Generical

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117084756User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS08005Title: Enhance DFSMSdss REN/RENUNC to Generically Add/Remove LevelsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss: Support dump/restore for multi

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0910011825User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS01017Title: DFSMSdss: Support dump/restore for multiple paths of an AIX fileSubmitted By: Tony PearsonOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

Restore a non SMS extended addressable LDS to an SMS managed Volume

Per error message in the log: Issue :0ADR971E (001)-FDSRL(04), LOGICAL RESTORE FOR CLUSTER ISV.JAVA.V11.OMVS.JAVAROOT IN CATALOG ICFCAT.SHR.ISV FAILED, 8 Error: The source data set is a NONSMS extended addressable VSAM LDS and the target data set ...
4 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

ABEND cleanup for DFDSS when called by DFHSM

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00026432User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GO6SMG92034Title: ABEND cleanup for DFDSS when called by DFHSM.Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Robert2 Gens...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

DFDSS PDS Member Restore

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00027853User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GO6SMG82008Title: DFDSS PDS Member RestoreSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Robert2 Gensler/Tucson/IBM Submit...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss COPY and RESTORE to drive Data Class ACS routine

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1026104141User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1026104141Title: DFSMSdss RESTORE to drive Data Class ACS routineSubmitted By: Alex Lam/CanWest/IBMOriginators Area: Vancouver B.C. CanadaFPOC: Robert2 Gensler/Tuc...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration