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NULLIFY(RETENTION) misleading

Issuing a NULLIFY(RETENTION) returns with a IDC0531I ENTRY SYS1.UADS ALTERED, regardless of whether this is a nonSMS file or if there is no retention period specified. Neither is the DSCB information updated - only the catalog entry seems to be ch...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 1 Future consideration

Fault analyzer to find environment when CEEWUCHA is used

Problem Description: In a CICS HANDLE ABEND CEEWUCHA situation the originating CIB is being lost/deleted when the HANDLE ABEND routine is called.For Fault Analyzer this means that abend analysis performed from the HANDLE ABEND routine cannot fully...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

PLAC0706-986 Read access to uncataloged files in SMS volumes

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: La Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0706-986 Read access to uncataloged files in SMS volumesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Closed...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS General/Unknown 3 Future consideration

PDMD0502-452 Coupling Facility Contention caused by XCF Signalling Flooding(Jes Jessen)

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: DMdata PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PDMD0502-452 Coupling Facility Contention caused by XCF Signalling Flooding(Jes Jessen)Homework Assigned: NoRequ...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_XCF/XES 2 Future consideration

Provide accurate DATAMOVE progress during DIRMAINT

Reported problem was during use of the IBM Wave for z/VM product when cloning users. The resultant DIRMAINT command appears to work successfully and the cloning status is reported by Wave as complete - yet the DATAMOVE portion of the copy is still...
over 9 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration

Add an exit point to Language Environment to support time virtualization software

Time virtualization software like ASG-ValidDate or IBM-Hour Glass requires users to apply a user mod to Language Environment programs CEEEV003, CELHV003, CEEPLPKA, and CELQLIB to support returning virtual times for native language intrinsic functi...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

JOBNAME stored in a Program Object

Customer noted that after a IEBCOPY of a Progam Library from PDS to PDSE, the JOBNAME appears in the header of Program Objects obtained in PDSE. This information is considered useless and misleading in the customer operational environment. The req...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Program Management/Binder 1 Future consideration

Enhance SERVAUTH to add "ok to transfer" HFS check for SFTP

Today Comm Server always supports a saf check for any attempt made to FTP an HFS/ZFS via the resource EZB.FTP.sysname.ftpdaemonname.ACCESS.HFS . We would like to see a similar call to SAF made for any attempts to transfer an HFS/ZFS via SFTP as well.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 2 Future consideration

FASTREPLICAITON(REQ) keyword doesn't work with flashing datasets to GMed volumes

Please make FCTOPPRCPrimary(PRESMIRREQ) and FASTREPLICATION(REQ) work for GMed Primary volumes. Today, it only works with Metro Mirror volumes. In out installation, we only have one disk in Chantilly that's being GM to Omaha.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SDM 3 Future consideration

PLAC0711-1421 Improve JES2 to fully support concurrent Daylight Saving Time changes

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0711-1421 Improve JES2 to fully support concurrent Daylight Saving Time changesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core Technolog...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

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