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zOS CSSMTP AT-Sign Conversion

In zOS Communication Servers SMTPD Mail Gateway the hexadecimal representation of the AT Sign can be specified with parameter ATSIGN. The same function is needed for the CSSMTP Mail gateway. With the actual codepage conversion not only the mail te...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 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.
over 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...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 1 Delivered

Notify subsystem when TCPIP deletes IOCTL DVIPAs

Our shop allocates a range of IPs for use by DB2 subsystems via the VIPARANGE parameter is our TCP.PROFILE configuration. Since our DB2 DVIPAs are defined in the BSDS, DB2 uses IOCTL DVIPA defines to bind to them. When the TCPIP stack experiences ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

Provision to change ownership of Archived workflows in z/OSMF.

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Provision to change ownership of Archive workflows in z/OSMF. We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to replace our Consistently repeatable processes and save for future reference. Descrip...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Allow All step assignees to see job outputs in z/OSMF workflows

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Allow All step assignees also able to see job outputs in z/OSMF workflows We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to reduce opportunity for human error & replace our Consistently repeat...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

VLF to use 1MB pages

VLF is used for caching modules and other objects to speed up access in a system. 1MB pages would be a good thing for VLF to use, if specifically told to make use of them.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 6 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...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Delivered

UNIX file listings require extra work when viewing the list because of case sensitivity

In TSO, the ISHELL utility displays the list of files / sub-directories in aAbBcCdD... order. It makes it real easy to see if a name exists regardless of it being upper/lower case. The ISPF panels do not do that by default and I can find no way to...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Delivered

Document ASAXWC macro in z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual

Document the ASAXWC Wildcard Service assembler macro in the z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual as a general use programming interface.
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Delivered

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