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Request to change the time condition in CPM policies from GMT to local time.

This RFE is to request changing the time conditions in the Capacity Provisioning Manager policy from using GMT time to using local time.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Capacity Provisioning 6 Not under consideration

MODDVIPA error code for zCX DVIPA should be improved

If I create a zCX Application-Specific DVIPA range and attempt to allocate a DVIPA with MODDVIPA then the error message I receive is EZZ8314I DVIPA CREATE ioctl() failed for 10.137.90.97 ERRNO=EDC5121I Invalid argument. ERRNOJR=766C7303 If I use B...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

call of IBM Encryption Facility For OPENPGP function with API

Goal, use API call in Cobol Program for Encryption and Decryption of Files in PGP Format.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Future consideration

SDSF SJ command

Allow SJ SDSF command to support remote jobs .
over 2 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

Extend CEEENTRY to support Debug Tool "Delayed Debugging"

Actually Language Environment Assembler Programs do not support Debug Tools Delayed (or Deferred) debugging due to the fact that the CEEENTRY macro does not register for "New Program Entry Point Event" as is done for LE Enabled COBOL, PLI and C/C+...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

request for a utility to copy from USS to MVS GDG

Request for a utility to copy files from USS to Z/OS MVS side
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Future consideration

Restrict access depending on the system service used to access a resource.

A resource, usually a dataset but it can be a general resource, can be accessed through different services. The idea relates to the ability of accessing the resource through TSO, for example, but not using a JOB (or NetView, or other systems servi...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Tool to simulate access to resources.

Administrators and support staff usually need to refine and diagnose RACF controlled access. Therefore they should have available a tool to specify the conditions when an access is to happen and get a detailed RACF response.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Suppress DD-level accounting information in the SMF type 30 EXCP section for individual DDs.

JES2 encountered ABENDS878-10. If there had been such an option to suppress DD-level accounting information in the SMF type 30 EXCP section for individual DDs, the ABENDS878-10 problem could have been prevented.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 9 Future consideration

Provide "MOVE" option to IEBCOPY /SHARE Requirement SSMVSS13010-Priority=3.7

Provide an option for IEBCOPY that deletes the members that are sucessfully copied to another PDS(E). "MOVE" is my suggestion keyword as that is the same function used to do this with ISPF.(opened per SHARE REQ-SSMVSS13010)
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Future consideration

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