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Improve DSFS Help messages for readability

Improve DSFS help message to be more readable. Examples: Current dsadm createparm -help IDFS00090I Usage: IDFZADM createparm -path <path name> [{-pdsmodel <sub-directory parameters> | -psmodel <sub-file parameters>}] [-level] [-h...
10 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

IMPROVED METHOD TO REMOVE PATHS

We did the test to verify the effect of RECOVERY PATH_SCOPE=CU. The test case of one path busy got the expected result. 2-3 seconds after 'VARY ONLINE', the path of all devices under the same CU got offline. However, the two paths busy case did no...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

Ability to Order and Receive PTF's through z/OSMF

We would like to see z/OSMF offer start-to-end functionality for PTF's, providing the ability to order, receive, apply and accept PTF's. Currently it is only possible to APPLY and ACCEPT PTF's using z/OSMF. Without full start-to-end functionality ...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF Function to send a broadcast message to all users of z/OSMF

There are times when the z/OS system needs to send a broadcast message to all users to inform them of some system event that is planned. The z/OS Operator SEND command does this for TSO users, as does the TSO SEND command. The shell wall command c...
11 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Future consideration

DSFS Improve IDFS00080I message

When in the shell, either via OMVS or ssh, entering dsadm by itself results in the IDFS00080I message. This message instructs the user to type in IDFZADM help or IDFZADM hep -topic. The user enter dsadm and not idfzadm and probably has no clue wha...
11 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Provide option for dubbed processes to inherit environment from init process

Please provide options - a global default in BPXPRMxx and user level option in user's OMVS segment for a "blind dubbed" process to inherit its environment from the "init" process (PID 1). Currently, an address space that is not started by USS Logo...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

bpxwmigf working with ZFSs (VSAM) as name ends with .D (not .DATA)

Nós temos milhares de ZFSs para serem migrados/redefinidos porém este utilitário possui uma limitação no tratamento dos nomes dos ZFSs. Ele obrigatoriamente espera que os nomes terminem com '.DATA' porém nossos ZFSs possuem nomes próximos de 44 ca...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Provide RECLEN parameter for ISPF Service 'VIEW'

The ISPF services EDIT and BROWSE offer an option to display a z/OS UNIX file with a specific LRECL via the RECLEN parameter.Unfortunately this option is missing for the VIEW service. For the VIEW interface service (VIIF), however, there is this p...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Increase / disable the size limit of 100 MB for uploading files from our workstation.

Some vendors don´t have the option to sFTP files direct from their servers to mainframe environment. SMEs needs to download required data (from vendor web site) in their workstation and upload it using WINscp or any other vendor tool (license cost...
9 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Additional Verifications for some HMC operations.

Normally, Z HMC infrastructure requires password verification when the performed operation is disruptive. For example if you are deactivating a running LPAR, the system warns you well and says that this is a disruptive operation and asks for your ...
4 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 0 Future consideration

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