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Add IWQ details to SMF119 subtype 02 records

The IWQ algorithm change introduced in PH43504 means that TCP/IP connections can move from the primary input queue to the bulk data AIQ at any point during the lifetime of the connection. It would be useful to record details of bulk data queue reg...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Display Line Number When CLISTs Terminate Due to an Error

Display the line number when a runtime CLIST error occurs. An example would be when a substr error occurs.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

Simplified MNTE_SYSLIST syntax as part of z/OS UNIX REXX mount command

Currently, if a user would like to include MNTE_SYSLIST as a parm in his USS REXX mount command implementation, the user must code the MNTE_SYSLIST as though they are writing assembler code using the mapping described in BPXYMNTE: MNTENTSYSLISTNUM...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Warning issue while coding One IPUT File same as OUPTUT FILE

After execution of IDCAMS / REPRO function on May 01, 23, application reported lost of more than 80K records, because erroneously JOB processes GDG file both as input and output, using DFSORT: 171 //SORTIN DD DSN=RRMX.AM.AM.B02.AMACT.SAM80.BU(0),/...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS General/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Apply RACF Conditional ACL only when in MFA fallback mode

When Using MFA, RACF conditional access lists should have the option to be applied only when the user is being authenticated in password fallback (PWFALLBACK) mode – in this case, to limit access to a terminal name prefix. (Ross Cooper suggested I...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Add dynamic allocation failure on Primary tape copy to criteria for automatic Backup

A common error condition for the Primary copy on tape is a dynamic allocation failure. Currently, this does not trigger the AutoBackup feature, if enabled. This anomaly totally defeats the benefit of AutoBackup.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

Global (dynamic) Variables in REXX - and sorry, I couldn't find any category for this... I know that REXX is not XML :)

This would allow a very flexible communication between procedures. A global variable name in REXX would have a syntax like @abc@ (earmuffed) and would always refer to a variable in the main program and not in the current set of variables. It can b...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Add a print channel to the OAM started task which only contains output from the OSMC Detail block

This would help all OAM Administrators, as it would avoid extraneous lines in the OSMC Detail block, which can be very difficult to read
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

SET symbol value concatenation with lowercase and special characters

Simplify the syntax around creating USS paths by combining JCL SET symbols.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Future consideration

Please make user created docker volumes available at /media/

Docker volumes I create sometimes need modifications while the docker container it is usually mounted to is down. In my situation, I am running Rocket Terminal Emulator in ZCX container. Rockets upgrade path, requires data manipulation in the moun...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

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