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Update OCOPY to correct abend S213-15 (IEC143I) if DSNTYPE=LARGE and SMS BLOCKTOKENSIZE is REQUIREd

We depend OCOPY to move files from z/OS Unix space (zFS) and more importantly, Network File System space into z/OS data sets. These files can be very large and require DSNTYPE=LARGE. However, in our z/OS ISV development environment with SMS settin...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Provide the option to request DSSB to be allocated in Common storage by OPEN

JES3plus uses its own STARTIO Driver. In order to allow the creation of SMF record 42 subtype 6 for spool I/O data sets, JES3plus needs to provide an IOD control block (pointed to by the JES3plus IOSB extension - IOSXIOD), which will point to the ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Future consideration

PDSE V2 health checks

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100313351User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13008Title: PDSE V2 health checksSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Elmer E Latorre/S...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

Enhance LISTDSI to Support Concatenated

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0219034832User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE03019Title: Enhance LISTDSI to Support Concatenated Data SetsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN PERMIT COMMAND

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00031904User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GD124084013Title: EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN PERMIT COMMANDSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Arthur Fitzpatrick/P...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Please provide the FLDSTATS "number of records" specified in input parms on the output Flood Statistics report

The Flood Statistics report is produced based on a "number of records" you specify, which is used to calculate statistics based on this record number, i.e. the minimum, maximum, average interval times for which this number of records was written. ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

LE __heaprpt() that doesn't freeze all threads

We use the LE callable service __heaprpt() from C++ but it causes all threads to be frozen. Can we have a version that doesn't freeze threads (i.e from volatile fields in control blocks)? We don't mind if it's closely approximate.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Provide DHCP Client to z/OS Comm Server

As z/OS evolves into more dynamic environments such as devtest running in Cloud VSIs, a static IP address may not always be suitable or known. This request is to incorporate a DHCP client into base z/OS components for the purposes of dynamically a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Save/Retrieve multiple FILTER/SORT definitions by name

Changing the FILTER / SORT definitions removes the old values, but it's not possible to retrieve previously set values.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

Specifying subchannel set id on 'IPL Attribute List' panel in HCD

We are interested in knowing if we will be able to specify the CSS as part of the IPL address on the 'IPL Attributes List' panel of HCD.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / HCD 2 Future consideration

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