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z/OS

Provide direct dialog manager support for creating new logical screens.

It would make it easier to create customized environments.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF Functionality already exists

IEA370I - Add CONSOLE command to display active MASTCAT (e.g. F CATALOG,MASTCAT)

For auditing purposes it is important to be able to identify the active master catalog. Currently during IPL IEA370I message is issued to display the master catalog, but the message comes too early to be found in SYSLOG or captured by basic automa...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS Functionality already exists

All shell and utilities must respect the code page tag on all files.

I'm primarily interested in the openssh, specifically ssh-keygen, but all shell/utilities need to be code page tag aware. This is extremely important as some ported tools will create files as ISO8859-1 causing those files to be unusable by some of...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities Functionality already exists

Accumulative PREFIX

To monitor multiple tasks without constantly resetting PREfix. Ex. During performance tests, I want to watch CTG*, CICS*, DB2*. I would like to see those 3....and only those 3 on 1 screen. So....something like Pre CTG*. Then +PRE CICS*. Then +Pre ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

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
over 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 Functionality already exists

ICSF - Enhance IFA742I SMF SIGNATURE VALIDATION FAILED - in regards of inconsistent records

When running a Validation report for a full day and message IFA742I is issued it only tells me:VALIDATION FAILED: INCONSISTENT RECORDS - RECORDS DO NOT MATCH EXPECTED TIMES However, the day has 24h hours, split into 15min SMF interval leading to 9...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF Functionality already exists

Know how close an AS is to exceeding MEMLIMIT

MEMLIMIT is defined as the limit of private virtual storage that an address space can use above the bar any given time. But, guarded virtual storage and storage obtained with memlimit=no does not count against the MEMLIMIT. In SMF is reported SMF3...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) Functionality already exists

Is IBM health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED still required under zOS v3.1 ?

Now that DFSMStvs is included in the base install of zOS v3.1, health check VSAMRLS_TVS_ENABLED excepts as it now finds the product installed but not enabled. I suspect the majority of zOS customers do not enable this now free product? so would ha...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS Functionality already exists

DSFS Utility file system name specification.

DSFS looks for "filename.SYSNAME" allocation of the liniear dataset, even when specifying only "filename" in the BPXPRMxx paramaters. Remove the requirement for "filename.SYSNAME" and use what is specified in BPXPRMxx member (do not add .SYSNAME a...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) Functionality already exists

Enhance active and status displays with acee userid

Please add to these displays a column with the ACEE Userid - I'm not sure where owner is coming from but we have started tasks that are started by a server address space under the started task userid and then change to a specific userid which is r...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF Functionality already exists

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