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DFSMShsm full volume dump is still limited to 40 volumes

During our HSM space management, we have defined one dump class, which runs once a week. At this dump class, we have included our large application development department volumes (EAVs with 1182006 Cylinders per Volume). During our last full volum...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Support for YYYY/MM/DD format in REXX DATE() function

Can a new option be added to the REXX DATE() function that returns a date in YYYY/MM/DD format, as required by LMMSTATS CREATED4 format? Maybe DATE('S/')?
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Install option to save execution output

Provide an OENU' like function in z/OSMF Software Install to store executed job output in a file of the customers choosing.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 0 Future consideration

AMAPDUPL and meaningful error messages

Using AMAPDUPL return sometimes RC different of zero. In general this RC and messages are not meaningful or comprehensible or printed on the sysout. For exemple, if you want to have a TARGET_DSN with an £ character, the server return a bad request...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Service Aids 1 Not under consideration

TSO DELETE should delete the PDSE base member and all generations

TSO Delete currently deletes the PDSE base member (generation 0) and leaves generations -1 and beyond as orphan/ghost members. Delete should delete the base and all generations - with an appropriate message See old idea ZOS-I-3593 this is a fairly...
12 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Future consideration

z/OSMF SCA IRR.DIGTCERT.GENCERT security weakness

The SecurityConfigurationAssistant checks in "advanced configuration" the "z/OSMF Server setup for shared key ring and certificate".It is not mentioned (or configurable) than only ONE of the zwo options (FACILITY with two checks or RDATALIB with o...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

ADD STGADMIN profile to allow EXPORT of catalog without the need to have ALTER access on catalog name

ADD STGADMIN profile to allow EXPORT of catalog without the need to have ALTER access on catalog name
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 2 Not under consideration

RMM Retention Method Expdt Abend handling

For Tapes that are using retention method VRSEL there is an abend handling routine that is used when a job abends and the dataset and tapes are cleaned up prior to the rerun of the job. However with tapes using retention method EXPDT there is no s...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

Integration of CHPID-Mapping-Tool-Logic into HCD

Today: IBM Z hardware configuration process is extremely clumsy, complex, error prone and time intensive. In addition the user needs to work with several non-integrated tools. This causes unnecessary effort in regular configuration tasks and adds ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / HCD 5 Future consideration

Add BLOCK COMMANDS to JES

I want to be able to issue block commands in JES output. Sometimes we have to manually clear output and I have to issue P on each output. Even if I copy/paste the column of Ps, there are still many screens to paste. I want to be able to use: //p //p
4 months ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Functionality already exists

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