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SMF type30 to include on task/job level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage

Please include on type30 SMF record task level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage fields.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

Create RACF resource for using parameter ONLYAT on command without beeing SPECIAL

In our customer environment, we have 3 sysplexes (test, acceptance and Production) with 3 KSystem --> 6 RACF database.Without SPECIAL attribute, it's not possible to use parameter ONLYAT on RACF cmds to address only one RACF database on a RRSF ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Communications Server SMTP application (CSSMTP)

it would be helpful to exchange emails using greek languange characters (EBCDIC 875)
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Logstream offload data set parser.

In the event of failures (CDS issues, I/O errors, etc) that make the existing IXGBRWSE interface incapable of reading logstream logblocks, provide a primitive interface that reads directly from an individual offload data set or range of offload da...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 1 Not under consideration

Fail request to encrypt when no enctyption is done (TAPE)

When we request a dataset to be encrypted (allocation in extended format and keylabel) on DASD SMS issues messages indicating the dataset was encrypted, however, If we request a new dataset with the same characteristics that goes to VTS (tape), ev...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Not under consideration

Network activity need working prefix

You can use Filters but it is not that fast/easy. I would like to use the columns names. exampel: 'Jobname STCNAME' should filter all STCNAME. 'IPAddr 127.0.01' should filter that IP
5 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

Try other connection paths when one fails

Currently when a connection path fails, if it is best path it will be attempted to be used the next time a session is attempted to the same end point. That is unless you set UNRCHTIM. UNRCHTIM is the amount of time it is deemed unreachable. There ...
11 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

FTP should supply additional error information for TLS issues

For the z/OS FTP client, when there is a TLS negotiation error the application provides very little information that allows a non-expert to determine the actual cause of the issue. The FTP client should provide additional information. Specifically...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Provide customer with the option refreshing the msg10 screen when the 'clear' key is hit

Before applying the fix for PQ59246, using a USSMSG10 screen during a TN3270 session logon, when the 'clear' key is hit, the msg10 screen is always refreshed. After PQ59246, it was changed to leave the screen completely clear of any data. Actually...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Network Configuration Assistant to support shared configuration in a sysplex

Using the Network Configuration Assistant within z/OSMF you first create a z/OS Group (type Sysplex) called PLEX1 say, then add a z/OS System Image (type System Image) into the group called MVSA, and then add a TCP/IP Stack (type Stack) under the ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration