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Enhance ISPF LMMDEL to support PDSE Member Generations

If use on a member generations then just delete that generation. If use on generation 0 (base member) then delete the base member and *all* generations.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

IBM z/OSMF REST API support user token authentication

Currently z/OSMF REST API support the following ways of authentication: -Basic authentication -Certificate authentication -Web token authentication We'd like to have user token or private key authentication supported, such that users don't need to...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Reduce the polling time between zOSMF Workflow/Template Steps

For a non-REST-steps in z/OSMF Workflow like JCL step, there is an internal poll time which is 5 seconds (fix). Currently, the Workflow users cannot reduce the internal poll time manually. For Services or Application that use z/OSMF Templates or W...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Any plans to lift the restriction on 32K files?

The bank would like to process data records larger than 32K . One of our issues is the requirement to unload/sort/reload files which possibly contain these large records. In the near future, we will be shipping code that allows our customers to re...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Future consideration

DFSMS RESTORE

Solve the dump and abend involving CATALOG for DFDSS restore where SMS SG is not found. See TS005186210 and TS005186373.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 3 Future consideration

Ability to dynamicall set the SYSOUT DD of active running job as spinnable

Currently, when a started task, ie CICS is running, we are unable to use the command to spin the SYSOUT DD off, if the attribute for that particular SYSOUT DD isn't set SPIN=. It'll be very useful if we can dynamically set a SYSOUT DD as spinnable...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

e-poll/io_uring support

e-poll or the more modern io_uring support is essential in USS for modern programming environments like node-js and Go language
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Apply Extended Format upon recall from ML1, ML2 and MLC

Similar to how zDMF applies Extended Format to moved datasets, automatically apply Extended Format to all datasets upon recall from ML1, ML2 or MLC.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Add a set of return codes in RACF r_secmgtoper documentation for empty non-boolean character fields

r_secmgtoper does not validate a field that has no field data in it, and creates an ALTUSER racf command with an empty field. The field is not suffixed with parenthesis to indicate the absence of field data. If the call is made without an EXECUTE ...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

The ability to expunge old data set records from the RMM CDS is required

Due to the first in first out usage of scratch volumes in SMSTAPE and the fact that DFRMM maintains the data set records for volumes in scratch status, the RMM CDS may become full of data set records that are very old and unneeded. These records e...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Future consideration