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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

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

Provide Creation Time in ISPF 3.2 for data sets created with EATTR=OPT

Hello, in support of the new Format 9 DSCBs created for data sets defined with EATTR=OPT (or VSAM) on an EAV, ISPF 3.2 displays the creating jobname and creating stepname for the requested data set. But, there's a third information contained in F9...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Add ability to end )MODEL definition in ISPF Panels.

This request asks for the ability to end a )MODEL definition in an ISPF panel to allow additional panel content. This adds the ability to have static text after an ISPF Table display and provides additional flexibility.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Not under consideration

move ISFP variable storage from "below the line" to include "above the line"

the PL/I application gets S878 Abend when running in a stressed scenario, the problem determination documented in PMR 86996,999,000shows that ISPF runs out the below the line storage. The recommended solution is to request ISPF to implement an enh...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

SF line command should work for data set aliases

When you display a data set alias in the ISPF option 3.4 data set list and issue the SF line command, you get message: ISRU006 Not real data set name - The selected option cannot process an alias data set name. The messages and codes manual does n...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Provide option to check update access before View or Edit

ISPF should provide an option to check whether a user has UPDATEaccess to a data set before allowing View or Edit.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Regular expression match length in ISPF EDIT/VIEW

Provide a means of extracting the string matched by an EDIT/VIEWregular expression.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

ISPF CONTROL RFIND Passthru similar to LRSCROLL

Currently it is possible to enable passthru using CONTROL PASSTHRU for LRSCROLL. Please add RFIND as an option.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

ISPF MODELs for ISREDIT

I have been thinking since about 1988 that it's odd that there are no ISPF models for ISREDIT.When I worked in UK with Development Support at North Harbour, they created a raft of these under the (then popular) ACE platform (see Ray Evans).Could w...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

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