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VLF to use 1MB pages

VLF is used for caching modules and other objects to speed up access in a system. 1MB pages would be a good thing for VLF to use, if specifically told to make use of them.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 6 Delivered

UNIX file listings require extra work when viewing the list because of case sensitivity

In TSO, the ISHELL utility displays the list of files / sub-directories in aAbBcCdD... order. It makes it real easy to see if a name exists regardless of it being upper/lower case. The ISPF panels do not do that by default and I can find no way to...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Delivered

Provision to change ownership of Archived workflows in z/OSMF.

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Provision to change ownership of Archive workflows in z/OSMF. We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to replace our Consistently repeatable processes and save for future reference. Descrip...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Allow All step assignees to see job outputs in z/OSMF workflows

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Allow All step assignees also able to see job outputs in z/OSMF workflows We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to reduce opportunity for human error & replace our Consistently repeat...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Document ASAXWC macro in z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual

Document the ASAXWC Wildcard Service assembler macro in the z/OS MVS Assembler Services Reference manual as a general use programming interface.
about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Delivered

Addition of Workflow Editor array and JSON object variables

We would like to be able to map JSON REST responses to array type variables within a Workflow. It would be even better if there was a JSON object type variable that the responses could be mapped to. This would eliminate the need for any additional...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Delivered

Add Sysplex Monitoring to SWSA tunnels

We need a way for sysplex autonomics to recognize that an IKED on a particular system is sick and will take itself out of the sysplex when it can not form SWSA tunnels after a certain percentage of failures.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

OAM and CTRANS processing- We ask for new feature

We have a pretty large Object environment. We have a daily proces of maybe 200 storagegroups that are processed with Class Transition(CTRANS).We delete objects manually via homegrown applications. But sometimes we miss to get that completed in due...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 6 Delivered

hbackup of empty USS-Directory

If i make hbackup of an empty USS-directory with "-fXv" options i get RC=0 and if i make hbackup of the same empty USS-directory with "-cXv" i get RC=512 with the messages:ARC1001I /home/a108356/ BACKDS FAILED, RC=0034, REAS=0094ARC1334I BACKUP VE...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Delivered

ICH408I on SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER for FTP FILETYPE=JES

Starting with z/OS 2.5, only SAF (Security Authorization Facility. for example RACF) is supported for SDSF security decision (i.e., ISFPARMS support has been dropped). After adding SDSF class ISFCMD.FILTER.OWNER with UACC(NONE) to prevent public a...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Delivered

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