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TSO REXX - EXECIO Should Detect Wrong DS

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0429115950User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE014643Title: TSO REXX - EXECIO Should Detect Wrong DSORG ConditionSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Enhance Compiler and Library for REXX on IBM Z to Generate 64-bit Code

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 06/05/2023 Submitter Name: Lionel Dyck Submitter Email: lionel_dyck@triserv.com Description: Enhanced the REXX Compiler to generate 64-bit code - let's free up the space below the bar.
30 days ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Compiler and Library for REXX on IBM Z to Generate 64-bit Code

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 06/05/2023 Submitter Name: Lionel Dyck Submitter Email: lionel_dyck@triserv.com Description: Enhanced the REXX Compiler to generate 64-bit code - let's free up the space below the bar.
30 days ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

TSO RECEIVE support for DSNTYPE keyword

Allow XMIT files of a PDS to be restored to DSNTYPE(LIBRARY). That is, after command "RECEIVE INDS(xmit.dataset)" is issued, allow response to be "DA('new.pdse.name') DSNTYPE(LIBRARY)" and RECEIVE will allocate the new PDSE with DSNTYPE=LIBRARY be...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Eliminate RACINIT 108 error on JWT expiration

When performing a multi-step, e.g RADIUS Challenge/Response MFA Authentication with the IDTDATA SAF Class activated, if the user waits for more than the JWT lefetime between steps, the user sees a quick flash of the message:IKJ56416I RACF RACINIT ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

&SUBSTR Pseudovariable

Changing the value of a variable in the middle of a string could be improved by allowing the use of &SUBSTR as a pseudovariable like can be done in PL/I. SET &OLDVAR = &STR(THIS RUN IS A LIVE RUN) So instead of using:&NEWVAR = &...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Storage of TSO ACCOUNT command execution log

We want to implement the function that outputs a result of the execution of the ACCOUNT command in the system log, such as SMF. As an item to be output to the system log, there is a need to contain the date and time of execution, execution user, e...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Tra

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00074949User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE99507Title: TSO/E: SUBMIT Should Provide for Not Translating to Upper CaseSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298F...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT IN

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR031011415User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SOMVSE90027Title: TSO REXX - SAY SHOULD NOT CHOP OUTPUT INTO 79 CHAR PIECESSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0429115953User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE014961Title: TSO/E - Make GDG Dataset Names valid for TSO PARSESubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPR...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration