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Need improved SMS initialization message for IPL automation

During an IPL, SMS issues the IGD020I message indicating that SMS has completed initializtion. Unfortunately, the SMS intialization does not include all of the SMS subfunctions (such as compression services, SMS VSM, etc.) since those subfunctions...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Not under consideration

LE - Increase the parameter limit of 256 characters in CELQPIPI

While converting our CICS Java application to JVMServer, we ran with the LE RTPS(ON) option to get tuning recommendations. Due to the 256 charater limit in CELQPIPI, we are not able to implement all the recommendations provided in the LE report vi...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Return Policy Agent data via the NMI

The NMI currently has a facility to receive PAPI performance data. I am requesting the Policy agent data similar to data returned when entering the "omvs paseach" command. I would like get the policy actions, rules, QOS rules etc.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

z/OSMF to support APIs into Service Management Tools

Need to have z/OSMF API's link to our Service Mangement tool for the workflow task. We use Service Manager 9.3 on a daily basis for our change process and we need to be sure we can incorporate the tool with z/OSMF workflows.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

Ability to add/delete/change a choice dynamically to list of choices for a Workflow variable

In my workflow I have a REST step to get a list of some specific datasets. In this step it would be nice to be able to work with a choices list for any workflow variable.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Eliminate IOS071I IDLE WITH WORK Q'D on MSCH

System: z/OSActor: User wants to eliminate the worrisome message IOS071I This customer regularly runs ICKDSF PPRCOPY SUSPEND batch job to suspend lots of dasd PPRC volumes. During this job is running, they often observe IOS071I IDLE WITH WORK QUEU...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 3 Not under consideration

Float point data editting and conversion in DFSORT

It would be great value-add feature if DFSORT supports float point data editting and conversion in future version/release. It's been mentioned in PMR 41300,057,649 that there is a DCR MR0304147529. I'd like to re-submit this request here for my ow...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 3 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss - Stand-Alone Restore & MSS1

Background - We learned from a previous PMR (09180,070,724) that an IPL of Stand-Alone Dump on a z196 from a MSS1 DASD volume doesn't currently work. We've also discovered that DFSMSdss Stand-Alone Restore IPL from a DASD volume in MSS1 suffers th...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

resolver cache

Allow resolver cache to be queried before hosts tables.Current options:LOOKUP DNS LOCAL:cache, then NSINTERADDR server, then local hosts tables.LOOKUP LOCAL DNS:local hosts tables, then cache, then NSINTERADDR server. Desired new option:LOOKUP CAC...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

JES2 - Job requeuing jobs to avoid Dataset contention fails

When a batch job is holding a dataset, if another batch job requires the dataset exclusively - the second batch job fails and then requires a manual intervention to resubmit the job when the resource become free
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

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