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Fix XCF message 'Job awaiting access to XCF data paths

The message 'Job awaiting access to XCF data paths' at RMF Job Delays panel, may not mean the job is really ran into delay awaiting access to XCF. It may be necessary to analize some others RMF panel details to find out if that message is related ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 3 Future consideration

z/VM RACF DB minidisk support

Dear Development.I'd like to have provided option for RACF (RACFVM) having database on standard CMS minidisk (not OS formatted) for standalone zVM (with not shared RACF).Most of zVM I worked with have not shared security DB.If most of the z/VM gue...
over 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Enhance AL with copy (ALC)

Attended your session at Austin Tech University. Found out about the AL (Allocate) command in 3.4. I like it! Thank you! I would like to suggest adding a copy to it (Allocate a new dataset with attributes like dataset in line, then copy source dat...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Permit reuse of Kerberos TGS for tickets with lifespan less than that of the TGT

Integrated Security Services NetworkAuthentication Service / Kerberos: Change TGS/Service Ticket issuing behavior. As described in the referring PMR, we have discovered that if the lifespan of a TGT is greater than the default lifespan of a TGS se...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Network Authentication Service 1 Future consideration

Have the functionality (PS to PSE) added to the DSS product.

We are moving data using ADRDSSU from legacy systems without any advanced dataset functionality to systems that support EAVS and hardware compression. The inability to replace PSE datasets with PS datasets is causing the restore jobs to finish CC ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Cut&Paste accross zOSMF instances

To use portions of service definitions (SD) in another SD I can use cut&paste, for example: copy classification groups and paste it at other place. BUT this is NOT possible from another sysplex because I've to open another instance of zOSMF in...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

ISPF EDIF EDIT Macro Support for DSNAME and MEMBER

We need the capablility to set MEMBER and DSNAME variables inside EDIF so that customer EDIT Macros that run and depend on those two variables can execute sucessfully. These EDIT macros are normally used just to display the information from these ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

ICETOOL new format of date and time for timestamp from Unix system

I receive a file from IBM Unix system. The date and time is in the following format : number of seconds since 01 january 1970. This number is on 4 bytes length. I try to use a date format with ICETOOL to have a good date and time formatted value. ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 1 Future consideration

RACF RVARY password should have additional control point

Please enhance RACF so that the RVARY STATUS & SWITCH passwords are not the sole control point on this command.Alternatively think up an entirely new more 21st century approach to replace the RVARY password with completely.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP/Restore NOUCB Volumes

Because of address contraint (one SYSPLEX) we are using multiple MSS. We are using MSS 0 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) primary devices.We are using MSS 1 for MetroMirror (aka PPRC) secondary devices. We are planning to do consistent Flashcopy for all...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

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