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Support for YYYY/MM/DD format in REXX DATE() function

Can a new option be added to the REXX DATE() function that returns a date in YYYY/MM/DD format, as required by LMMSTATS CREATED4 format? Maybe DATE('S/')?
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

Enhance LISTDSI to display number of generations for PDSE V2 with member generations

LISTDSI should be enhanced to display the number of member generations for a PDSE V2 file with member generation support.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 4 Future consideration

Option(s) to prevent uncontrolled execution of data stack elements as commands.

When command stacking is used between programs that leave data in the REXX stack, the data is executed as TSO commands. This can lead to strange error messages, damaged data, deleted datasets, unintended consequences, security exposures, malware i...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

Enhance REXX MVSVAR to return more system-related data

All Enhancements related to Enterprise PLI GETSYSWORD/GETJCLSYMBOL should be also available in Rexx using MVSVAR function or equivalent. MVSVAR('STEPNAME') Stepname of active TaskMVSVAR('PROCSTEP') Procstepname if any MVSVAR('SMFID') SMF ID of Sys...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 6 Future consideration

REXX STORAGE function allows GETMAIN/FREEMAIN operation

Update the MVS TSO REXX product's STORAGE built-in function to have a GET/FREE option which would allow the user to obtain/free storage similar to the GETMAIN/FREEMAIN MVS macros. For instance: STORAGE('GET', length) - Will return an address of re...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Need a secure XMIT module which prevents sending of encrypted data

z/OS Encryption is basically broken, as I can XMIT an encrypted data set to you (or offsite) ... and it becomes unencrypted.I think the same applies to FTP.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

TSO ALLOC Support for PDSE V2 Member Generations

With the introduction of PDSE V2 Libraries that support Memeber Genrations there is a need to have the ability to access the generations in the same way that members are accessed. The TSO ALLOC (Allocate) command is one important interface that ne...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / TSO 8 Future consideration

Allow suppression of TSO message OPERATOR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR YOUR DATA SET when accessing GDG tape

The current experience for when a TSO user opens GDG tape datasets via dynamic allocation is the user will receive message on screen "OPERATOR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR YOUR DATA SET" for each dataset referenced. This happens because a TPUT is...
6 months ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Include BatchPipeworks (PIPE module) in base TSO

I wish IBM would include Batchpipeworks (AKA the PIPE module) with BASE code ZOS TSO. Batchpipeworks is included for free in the base VM CMS operating system.Batchpipeworks has dozens of built in stages that allow for user written rexx stages to h...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / TSO 5 Not under consideration

Allow SYSDSN in CLIST/REXX to have NORECALL like LISTDSI

Currently if you use SYSDSN in a REXX/CLIST and the dataset is migrated, it needs to be recalled by the function. However, with LISTDSI there is an option for NORECALL to prevent that from occurring. With the inclusion of NORECALL as an option on ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

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