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Panel GIMISIDT should display full dataset name

Panel GIMISIDT only displays 26 characters of a dataset name that could be 54 characters if a member of a PDS(E) is used. There is a lot of whitespace on this panel, but if that isn't enough, use a multi-line display for each row in the table.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

General settings page for workflows to set time-limitations

Support a new general setting page in Workflows and the user can set the time-limitation for all workflow users in this new general setting page, the time limitation can be set for different scopes, for example: the time limitation can be set for ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

PLAC0911-1434 Avoid the necessity of having to use a zOS image to load master keys

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0911-1434 Avoid the necessity of having to use a zOS image to load master keysHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core Technology...
over 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / TKE Workstation 6 Future consideration

Safer config online No.2

BTMU has requested for a new config online function regarding FICON Channel which allows to access UCBs by way of healthy channels other than the CHPID which is performing a config online command.The detail is as follows. While a CHPID is performi...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 4 Future consideration

Allow suppression of messages to JOBLOG in MPFLSTxx PARMLIB members

Currently we have a number of messages which we don't want to suppress but we don't want to be visible in the JOBLOG as they can cause clutter. We stop these messages going to JOBLOG by using an MPF exit and coding the following: OI CTXTERF3,CTXTE...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF: Allow user supplied jobcard for "Send Dianostic data" in the Incident log.

The "Define Job Settings" step in the "Send Diagnostic Data" wizard supplies a (documented) JOBCARD default: //PDWFTP JOB MSGLEVEL=(1,1) /*JOBPARM SYSAFF=* This jobcard can be modified by the current user and is saved in the /usr/<%userid> d...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Where record length is less than 16, or EXCP access method is used, do not encrypt instead of abending with an S213 open error

With the large number of basic format physical sequential datasets in our environment that are legitimatelly less than 16 bytes, or the relatively large number of programs that execute EXCP access method, it is very disruptive to abend the associa...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

Need more detailed explanation about analyzing the possible causes of message IOS080I

My customer wants to use the I/O timing facility of z/OS ( MIH IOTIMING paramenter) with the option for message-only processing.The manual describes the 4 possible causes of the message IOS080I indicating that the I/O exceeded the I/O timeout inte...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

Enhance data returned by IARV64 REQUEST=LIST to improve tracking of memory object creation history.

Shared memory objects are commonly used in system software and can be accessed by multiple system address spaces and components. Diagnosis for memory problems where large shared memory objects are involved would be made easier by enhanced ownershi...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Highlight/select a range of workflow steps to automate

Today you can right-click on a workflow step and select Perform. If the step is marked as eligible for automation then the user is asked if they would like to run the step automatically (with various options).It would be nice if the user could sel...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration