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ISPF

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Be able to configure SCRNAME for common panels instead of using internal names such as ISFPCU4

I can use SWAPBAR to display the sessions I have, but it displays names like ISFPCU4. I can set the screen name using SCRNAME eg SCRNAME SDSF, but I do not want to do this for every session I start. It would be good to be able to get the names se...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Not under consideration

VIEW should have the same support as BROWSE for working with OPEN data sets

We are using ISPF VIEW to filter events in an open LDAP LOG data set (in use by LDAP) for example.After a certain runtime from LDAP, and using ISPF VIEW to filter messages, VIEW terminates with I/O error during opening the LOG.ISPF BROWSE is getti...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

add details in SWAP LIST panel

The SWAP LIST display shows information about the various ISPF screens that are open. However, the information is cryptic. The SWAP LIST panel should include a scrollable field that includes the title line of the panel (please remove extra blank c...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

ISPF ZSTART functionality expanded

As it is now, ZSTART only works with ISPSTART when having a PANEL() plus a OPT() operator, e g: ISPSTART PANEL(panname) OPT(varname) 1: ZSTART working also in a "SELECT PANEL()..." statement - and/or2: ZSTART with ISPSTART working also with a CMD(...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

=3.3 Copy Relative Line Numbers

Provide support for ISPF 3.3 Copy (Panel ISRUMC2B) to select relative line numbers, as does with ISPF Copy within Edit (Panel ISRECPY1):Line Numbers (Blank for entire member, sequential data set or z/OS UNIX file) First line . . . . Last line . . ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

ISPF STATS Stuck at 01.99

When a PDS/PDSE member VV.MM reaches 01.99, the stats stop incrementing and get stuck at 01.99. When 01.99 is reached can the VV be incremented to 02 and the MM be reset to 00 and continue updating up to the limit of VV.MM, then reset back to 01.0...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

ISPCCONF - Add PF Key Definitions

Allow the ISPF Configuration Utility to define all 24 PF-Keys for the site.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 6 Not under consideration

Add ALPHANUM Keyword to ISPF Panel VER Statement

There are edit checks for ALPHA and NUM, but not ALPHANUM. We have the need to validate fields that should only contain A-Z,0-9. We have to do this programmatically now. A panel edit check is much easier and much less coding to do.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Not under consideration

ISPF Regular Expressions to work in BROWSE

Add regular expression functionality to ISPF BROWSE in zOS v2.1 and up.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Update ISRDDN enqueue function to include SYSTEMS and not just LOCAL enqueue

ISRDDN ENQUEUE display only displays local enqueue information.Updating ISRDDN to be able to display SYSPLEX enqueues would make it conisistent with other ISPF services, such as QUERYENQ
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

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