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CSSMTP € character in SUBJECT

Our customer(s) requirements to have € character supported in Subject can't be solved converting all needed eMail to execute CUNMRCSM like functions.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Prompt user if they try to start a second z/OSMF Workflow instance from the same Workflow Definition

Some z/OSMF processes might not be suited to having multiple instances running in parallel. However, because there is currently no way to know from a Workflow instance which Workflow Definition it was created from, it is possible to start a second...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Delivered

consumption-based chargeback

this requirement is about adding consumption based chargeback for zVM&KVM.chargeback is supposed a key feature to IaaS provider use case.Potential customers: Sogei, Citi; UHG; SSA, BCBS, Sicoob, etc.
about 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 3 Delivered

MONWRITE should permit a filemode with the CLOSE option on the DISK operand

The MONWRITE utility permits you to specify the filename, filetype, and filemode on the DISK operand OR you can specify CLOSE on the DISK operand. However, if you want to use CLOSE you can not specify the filemode and the output always goes to the...
about 1 year ago in z/VM 1 Delivered

Console MVS command to issue PING

When need a compatible command to issue a PING to a network resource and it can be done on the tso option 6. We need to have it able to do on the MVS Console. We had problem where tso was down and needed to ping a network resource from the mvs lpa...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Delivered

HSM Should have a valid backup before performing migration for Extent Reduction

We have HSM set to not allow migration without a valid backup. We also have maxextents set to 5 for extent reduction. There are times that HSM migrates a dataset out for extent reduction and is unable to bring the dataset back - often due to lack ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Delivered

Handle POSIX thread termination properly in Batch Environments

A thread termination signal in a POSIX(ON) environment should be properly managed by involved resource managers.PI93384 implemented this partially for e.g. Db2, MQ triggering appropriate recovery routines. In an POSIX(ON) or Java Batch environment...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Delivered

Enable DADSM exit to allow a forced EOV condition

For client enforcing strict allocation controls it can be beneficial to force dataset allocation to specific pools with specific allocations. This level of enforcement will minimize fragmentation, reduce storage administrator intervention and yiel...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Delivered

grep support recursion

Provide native support for recursion in grep, both -r and -R.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 3 Delivered

DFHSM ARC0100I Message Automation Intercept - Disaster Recovery Solution

ARC0100I Message which is issued for the Hold/Release function of DFHSM Only get issued when Modify command is issued either from SDSF/CONSOLE and get logged to the SYSLOG however if same command is issued from TSO/ISPF(Option=6) ARC0100I is not l...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Delivered

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