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Increase the number of jobs that can be traced via an IDAVDTxx parmlib trace request

During a VSAM case TS004219577 I had to run multiple VSAM traces to collect trace entries for seperate address spaces, due to the IDAVDT00 parmlib entry being unable to support more than one job in the jobname parameter. If this were increased to ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM 0 Future consideration

Encryption of Data In Flight (EDiF) on z/HyperLink

From: https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/JP-ENUSJG19-0039-CA/name/ENUSJG19-0039.PDF Fibre Channel Endpoint Security: In the future IBM intends to provide FibreChannel Endpoint Security to extend pervasive encryption on IBM Z, providingadditional da...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 3 Future consideration

CSDFILEN support 4096 bit keys

We have a need to create 4096 bit keys. CSDFILEN does not support 4096 bit keys.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Not under consideration

Add ability to end )MODEL definition in ISPF Panels.

This request asks for the ability to end a )MODEL definition in an ISPF panel to allow additional panel content. This adds the ability to have static text after an ISPF Table display and provides additional flexibility.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 5 Not under consideration

SDSF access to UNIX Filesystems e.g. via xdc

In SDSF it is possible to archive reports via xdc to a Dataset. It would be very handy if it would be possible to save it here directly to a UNIX File e.g. "/home/user/file".
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

DFSMSdss DUMP & RESTORE - Provide option to Validate PSE dataset structure during DUMP

DFSMSdss - Provide option to check Extended Format datasets structural integrity during DUMP to prevent backup of 'broken' datasets that cannot be RESTOREd. If a dataset has some sort of structural error during DUMP this only becomes evident durin...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

z/VM TCPIP enhancemenr

Ability to allow IP addresses to connect to z/VM
over 6 years ago in z/VM 1 Planned for future release

Identify when a job was released from the JES hold queue

<p>Copied from old SHARE Requirements system <span>SSSHARE018626</span>: Voting Priority=2.6</p><br /><p>+5=1 +4=4 +3=8 +2=6 +1=3 abstain=2 -1=1 Priority=2.6</p><br /><p>A field should be added...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

Pass CA-TSS informational message to FTP user as signon

FTP users do not see informational messages (last used, password expiring, etc.) from CA-TopSecret at signon. FTP Server needs to be able to pass these messages back to user. Here's CA's comments on FTP and informational signon messages. We (CA) h...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ISPF Dialogs Using REXX to Access ISPF T

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00070648User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE98502Title: ISPF Dialogs Using REXX to Access ISPF Tables - Perf DegradationSubmitted By: US359049Originators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: William Yurkovic/Pou...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

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