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OMVS Shell Logging to SYSLOGD

IBM should provide the ability to log messages to the active OMVS/USS syslogd. Currently logger, which is standard in UNIX for writing messages to syslogd, does not have this ability in z/OS but writes messages to the z/OS SYSLOG without an option...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Add BWO when performing dataset level flashcopy of an open VSAM dataset.

Please see PMR 23957,442,000.This request is needed to address a problem introduced when migrating our DFDSS logical backups from Concurrent Copy to FlashCopy (Using DFDSS FASTREPLICATION). At times when a dataset flashcopy is taken and we later a...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Future consideration

Underlying reason for save failure is written to the log but not displayed to the user

When saving a file/member for a workflow step (such as saving JCL for a workflow step), the underlying error is hidden from the user. The user must go to IZUG0.log to find the underlying reason. It would be good if the error dialog presented to th...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

DFSMS RMM RM VRSEL

With RM EXPDT, only the first volume in the SET needs to be changed and all volumes in the SET are updated and RETAINBY SET is maintained. . However, with RM VRSEL, if you were to update the volume via RMM ispf dialog(panels), another panel will b...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Future consideration

Support Control Passthru for Up, Down, RFind and RChange

With z/OS 2.2 the ability to passthru Left and Right was provided using the CONTROL PASSTHRU service. This should be extended to support Up, Down, RFind and RChange.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Improve EDIT Macro Compare return code

The current ISPF Edit compare macro command does not provide a meaningful return code.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

Support for (resolvable) variable to be transferred to Called Workflow

Within a Callable Step, the option exists to "Transfer variable values from this workflow to the called workflow". Currently, only variables labels that already have been established in a earlier step are able to be passed over to the called workf...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance BCPii Security so it is more Granular

Please enhance BCPii to have granular calls to RACF for each command issued. We're thinking something similar to the OPERCMDS class and how z/OS uses it.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_BCPii 0 Future consideration

Add Service Class to more RMF Records

RMF has always had serviceclass / workload Information in the 72 records. Now more and more records are added with job-Level Detail such as 74.2 XCF member activity and 77 Enqueue activity. To "connect" the jobnames from These records with workloa...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer 4 Future consideration

Change HSM HOST id from single character limit to multi-character

A multi-character HOST id would allow customers to customize ARCCMDxx commands to be unique by multiple system symbols like a combination of operating environment (Live or DR Test) and HSM address spaces. Example: HOST=&SYSENV.&HSMHOST HOS...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

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