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KEEPLU coding in PARMSGROUP and associated printer function

LUKEEP coded in PARMSGROUP allow to reconnect the same telnet client and still maintain the associated printer device.Test performed by customer to simulate a session drop closing/starting the LU display terminal from client results also in the as...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Change the default port the TSO FTP client uses

We'd like to be able to have the ability to modify the default port the TSO FTP client will use. It defaults to 21 and that can be changed at execution time with an override but we'd like to permenantly change the default so an override isn't requ...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

PLAC1209-1297 Improve IEASYM processing to filter by SYSNAME

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: La Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC1209-1297 Improve IEASYM processing to filter by SYSNAMEHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Recogn...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 7 Not under consideration

PCIT0810-1361 Add Support for HSM QUERY Command output

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0810-1361 Add Support for HSM QUERY Command outputHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Stat...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 4 Not under consideration

PAET0311-1383 MP/E UCLIN REP GZONE ZINDEX should only act on selected Zone entry

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Jon.VeilleuxSubmitters Company: Aetna PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PAET0311-1383 MP/E UCLIN REP GZONE ZINDEX should only act on selected Zone entryHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurr...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Future consideration

IDB0214-1675 - Support for 12 decimals on timestamps in system services

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: carsp@danskebank.dkSubmitters Company: Danske Bank /IBM SDC-DK/Danske Bank PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: IDB0214-1675 - Support for 12 decimals on timestamps in system servicesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement C...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 3 Not under consideration

API to zOSMF Configuration Assistant

Would like an API to allow integration of request systems (firewall,policy) output into zOSMF Configuartion Assistant for definition of filter rules etc. without the need to manually provide all the input.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Communication server CSSMTP ERROR :015:mlCkpUpdateLDS:Checkpoint DIV SAVE

The wording referring to an ERROR in the reported message in sysout LOGFILE would better be changed to WARNING because according to the explanation supplied in pmr it isn't an issue.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Set slip and other diagnostic data capture parameter in z/OSMF

Sometimes the component or products which generating dump is not the root cause component, the dump for related component cannot be captured timely. The customer understands that nowadays it is still very hard to be smart enough to intelligently c...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

Unexpected CEELAA_STACKFLOOR64 address when storage initialization is used

During testing of IBM Fault Analyzer for z/OS, we encountered a problem with the CEELAA_STACKFLOOR64 field. Fault Analyzer uses this value to determine the valid address range of the stack storage when checking a possible DSA address. Basically, i...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration