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    Enable JMON to Track Job ID Reassignment during JES MAS Routing

    We request an enhancement to the JMON server to support job tracking when a submitted job is explicitly routed to a different system with a different JES Multi-Access Spool (MAS). JMON should be enhanced to detect Job ID changes that occur during ...
    15 days ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Submitted

    STGADMIN (ADMIN) AUTHORIZATION FOR REPLACE KEYWORD

    We would like to have a separate FACILITY profile STGADMIN.ADR.STGADMIN.RESTORE.REPLACE to be able to protect the replace functions for DFSMSdss STORAGE ADMINS. Storage admin should be able to restore any data set but not necessary be able to repl...
    15 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Under review

    Allow VSAM Data Sets To Consider Previously Used Volumes Prior To Extend Failures

    Allow new extents for VSAM data sets to consider previously used volumes before failing the extend with out of volume error.The feature will be very useful to Db2 tablespace and index extend processing which will provide additional Db2 object avai...
    15 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 1 Submitted

    Messages to note which phase of automatic space management is running, such as extent reduction, expire data sets, etc..

    HSM executes many functions when automatic space management begins. The customer would like to see a message issued when HSM performs one of the individual functions of "PASS 1". It performs the following under "PASS 1".Pass 1 of DFSMShsm-managed ...
    19 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Under review

    Move the start of the AUTOR functionality earlier in the IPL process?

    Can we move the start of the AUTOR functionality earlier in the IPL process? Before joining the sysplex and/or page data sets? This would be helpful to the IBM Z Cyber Vault platform. The IBM Z Cyber Vault footprint is getting more interest, and h...
    20 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Consoles 0 Under review

    Add TOP option to ISPF MEMLIST dialog service

    Enhance the ISPF MEMLIST dialog service to include an option such as TOP(membername) as is found in LMMDISP. This would permit the MEMLIST invocation to scroll a specified member to the top of the resulting member list. The behavior would be the s...
    20 days ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Submitted

    Allow pattern characters in ISPF member selection list FILTER command

    The ISPF member selection list FILTER primary command allows only a trailing wildcard such as: FILTER NAME EQ LOAD* This enhancement would permit leading, middle pattern characters, both of: * (asterisk) : zero or more characters % (percent sign) ...
    20 days ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Submitted

    Need Protected ids to support passtickets

    To use passtickets the RACF id must NOT be protected. This makes those RACF ids vulnerable to password revocation denial of service attacks.
    21 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Under review

    Change permissions on mount/mkdir

    We have /tmp filesystem mounted as TFS filesystem. There are several tasks, that are using /tmp/javasharedresources. The first task using this path will make this directory. In the moment, we have to trust the application or programmer to choose t...
    21 days ago in z/OS / USS 0 Submitted

    Allow multiple z/OSMF server tasks to share a common data repository within a SYSPLEX

    We would like to be able to run multiple z/OSMF servers tasks in a SYSPLEX that can be used to manage Software install, Zert, PAGENT policies (or anything else that has persistent data) in addition to REST APIs. Currently the persistent data canno...
    22 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

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