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Operlog should write more than a single MDB to a logblock to allow connecting of multiple MDBS for long multi-line messages

OPERLOG currently only writes a single Message Data Block (MDB) to a logblock for the OPERLOG logstream. When attempting to display OPERLOG in hardcopy format, know applications like IEAMDBLG, SDSFLOG and ISFLOG read single logblocks containing si...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 1 Not under consideration

Content of Received:- and Message-Id:-Header created by CSSMTP should be customisable

Each Mail processed by CSSMTP a SMTP Received:- and a Message-Id:-Header is attached by CSSMTP. These headers are visible for every node in the transmission path and for the Mail receiver also. Both headers contain security sensible information of...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Any OSPROTECT processing should be offloaded on zIIP processor

When enabling the OSPROTECT=1 attirbute, any additional workload should not be executed on CP but on a zIIP processor
over 1 year ago in z/OS / General 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF : CA : 'SAVE AS' grey for no current file

z/OSMF : Configuration Assistant . Manage Backing Stores When I click on a backingstorefile under 'Manage Backing Stores' and use the Action 'SAVE AS' the tool doesn't save the backingstorefile I've clicked on. It save the backingstore from which ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

RACF batch utility to cleanup expired certificates

To Develop a RACF utility to cleanup/delete expired certificates in the RACF database with parameters specifying the expiration date & older.The date parameter specification/s can be a (-) minus 365 days from the current date. Just to elaborat...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

CICS login from z/OSMF native interfaces

Currently only ISPF login option is available in native interfaces. If we can add CICS login into z/OSMF then user can stop using emulators.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

Support for GA2 to GA1 driver downgrade option

While planing to upgrade z14 GA1 to GA2 driver, the customer asks IBM to prepare guaranteed contingency revert plan in the case of GA2 driver causes the customer's production system failure. Unlike MCL apply, GA2 driver upgrade includs lots of new...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 1 Not under consideration

ixglogr offload elapsed records

For effective tuning of the system logger it would be advantageous to have the data for offload elapsed times available. Currently this would only seem to be available through a ctrace. this request is to enable records for offload elapsed to be a...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 3 Not under consideration

PING Enhancement

On command line when issuing a PING command, I would like to add an additional feature to allow time interval between multiple PING counts. This feature is already available in UNIX OSs. For example: Ping Example 1. Increase or Decrease the Time I...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Enhance the S, F and L line commands to work with hidden lines

The 'S', 'F' and 'L' line commands are used to reshow hidden lines, and can only be entered on lines that are not displayed ***and*** not hidden. It would be very useful if "doubled" ("SS", "FF" and "LL") versions could be used on the lines immedi...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

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