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Add "WLM Capping %" field in SDSF "System Information(SYS)" screen

Currently in "System Information(SYS)" screen, I am able to see the MSU, SysMSU and AvgMSU fields. However, by looking only at these fields, I am not able to tell whether the system is still under WLM Capping. Because AvgMSU is only showing the 4 ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Future consideration

Allow filters on SDSF REXX interface when reading Operlog

Currently the ISFFILTER variable is only supported on tabular displays but not when using the REXX SDSF ISFLOG READ TYPE(OPERLOG) interface. It would be useful to be able to filter the Operlog on say SYSNAME or MSGID using the REXX interface given...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Future consideration

z/OS 3.1 SDSF and "FS - File systems OMVS" MOUNTPARM Truncated to 57 chars.

The z/OS OMVS MOUNTPARM: parameter can be up to 1024 characters long. Suggestion: 1. If not possible for SDSF to return the complete MOUNTPARM value up to 1024 then please tell this in the: SDSF Help Text panel ( F1 Help Key) Help-Text MOUNTPARM !...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Future consideration

SDSF RACF health check improvements

As per TS014534230, I'd like an improvement to SDSF / Health check SDSF_CLASS_SDSF_ACTIVE to eliminate checking of obsolete profiles and also to check whether JES2 or JES3 is being used and then only check for the relevant profiles. Currently the ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Future consideration

sdsf parmlib option give member name

We have the sdsf.parm command today. which lists the datasets in parmlib concatenation.It would be good to be able to issue sdsf.parm IGDSMS00 and it displays __ user.parmlib(IGDSMS00) __ sys1,parmlib(IGDSMS00) so I can then browse/edit it directl...
11 months ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

SRCHFOR within SDSF

ISPF allows the use of a SRCHFOR primary command from the data set list. The command will search for text within each data set in the list and identify which data sets contain the text. SDSF should support a SRCHFOR command to search the job steps...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Not under consideration

Accumulative PREFIX

To monitor multiple tasks without constantly resetting PREfix. Ex. During performance tests, I want to watch CTG*, CICS*, DB2*. I would like to see those 3....and only those 3 on 1 screen. So....something like Pre CTG*. Then +PRE CICS*. Then +Pre ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

Enhance active and status displays with acee userid

Please add to these displays a column with the ACEE Userid - I'm not sure where owner is coming from but we have started tasks that are started by a server address space under the started task userid and then change to a specific userid which is r...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

Have a profile option to suppress blank lines when viewing any SYSOUT dataset

Some sysout datasets have too many blank lines. In a 80-char 43-line screen, a condensed view (no blank lines) would present more useful data on the screen and not require excessive scrolling.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Future consideration

Allow SDSF to do a SETSYS to any LPAR in any SYSPLEX in your enterprise for commands and displays.

A User can be Logged on to one SYSTEM and then do a SETSYS to another LPAR in a different or same SYSPLEX and have full SDSF capability with full user access. This would be very useful and beneficial in enabling the user to get to any LPAR rapidly...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

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