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Provide option to remove NEW PASSWORD field from TSO LOGON

Sites provisioning RACF passwords from web-based tools like ISIM need the ability to prevent the user from changing passwords via NEW PASSWORD fields. Other products provide this capability, but there is currently no capability in TSO to remove th...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Enhanced TSO Message Support Within IKJ56415I

See attached. The basic request is that the IKJ56415I message be enhanced to specify whether the message is being issued for a Password or a Password Phrase. At the current time, the message specifies Password even when a Password Phrase is entered.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

TSO and DADSM Error Code Documentation

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00031992User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GO1CPR88006Title: TSO and DADSM Error Code DocumentationSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: William Yurkovic/Po...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Provide a List of Breakpoints Under TEST

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0325114042User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE012535Title: Provide a List of Breakpoints Under TESTSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEF...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO/E: WAIT Option for ALLOCATE Command

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0625114615User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE015927Title: TSO/E: WAIT Option for ALLOCATE Command - All DISPositionsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : ...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO REXX - Should Detect PDS Member-Not-

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0711115114User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE018739Title: TSO REXX - Should Detect PDS Member-Not-FoundSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : ...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Control the number of notices that ACCOU

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112412User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11025Title: Control the number of notices that ACCOUNT/SYNC createsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO TEST LIST subcommand invalid instruc

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104953User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE016488Title: TSO TEST LIST subcommand invalid instruction handling.Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Allow definition of user's PREFIX in RACF TSO segment

Currently, a TSO User's prefix defaults to USERID. This is not suitable in all environmentsI would like the ability to specify a PREFIX in the TSO segment (for example, to set this to the user's DEFAULT group).The prefix is stored in the UPT Contr...
10 months ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Not under consideration

Upgrade TSO STATUS command to support JES JOBGROUP

The TSO STATUS command is used to find the status of jobs previously submitted to JES. With z/OS 2.2, JES was enhanced with a new feature call JOBGROUPs. This feature allows jobs to be grouped together. Currently the STATUS command has very rudime...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Future consideration