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DSNTYPE=LARGE support as INPUT for IFASMFDP

This is a new public REQUEST for an older requets to permit user's votes on it.Initial request = MR0311105836 from 2011Migrated to RFE request as: RFE 50060 in 2014Due to increasing of SMF data, we need now to be able to use DSNTYPE=LARGE with IFA...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

Enhance the HZS0201I message to include the "active" Check parameters

The current output (the HZS0201I message) from the DISPLAY,CHECKS,DETAIL command displays the "DEFAULT PARAMETERS" and the "USER SUPPLIED PARAMETERS", but it does not display the list of parameters that are actually being used by the Check. One mi...
7 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Healthchecker 0 Not under consideration

Use USS_PARMLIB Health Checker on Libraries other than SYS1.PARMLIB

We use USS_PARMLIB Health checks on our BPXPRMxx members in SYS1.PARMLIB. However, most errors occur during IPL time with an updated version of these members. It would be convenient if we can use the USS_PARMLIB Health check on other (distribution...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Incorporate the REXX Compiler into z/OS

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 08/23/2022 Submitter Name: Lionel B Dyck (Senior Software Engineer) Submitter Email: lionel_dyck@triserv.com Description: REXX is being shipped with more products on z/OS including system automation and sys...
over 2 years ago in z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Uncontrolled environment after accessing OMVS

After accessing OMVS under TSO we are getting an uncontrolled environment and is necessary to logoff/logon in order tho have again a controlled environment. We received the following message if we try to access any TSO application that requires a ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Not under consideration

Encryption Facility must display the Key id used to decypher a message

When we receive an OpenPGP document (message), it is decypher by IBM Encryption Facility. Only two messages are displayed by the tool : CSD0779I Signature by key ID 7FCA32ED59C06F76 is valid.CSD0051I Command processing has completed successfully. ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Future consideration

Identify top users in BPXI039I message

The BPXI039I message identifies the resource shortage, but there is no easy way to identify the which user(s) are contributing to the shortage. In PMR#84352,L6Q,000 - the resource was MAXMMAPAREA -- our normal high water mark is ~4,000, but all of...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration

Content of Received:- and Message-Id:-Header created by CSSMTP should be customisable

Each Mail processed by CSSMTP a SMTP Received:- and a Message-Id:-Header is attached by CSSMTP. These headers are visible for every node in the transmission path and for the Mail receiver also. Both headers contain security sensible information of...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

DEFINE PAGESPACE Resilliancy to ensure page space clusters are formatted completely

This resilliency item would need to be implemented under IDCAMS, Catalog, and RSM. An IDCAMS DEFINE PAGESPACE command is a unique operation that involves a DEFINE CLUSTER and Format under the covers in order to produce a useable Pagespace for RSM ...
7 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

Avoid out of storage abends in LLA

LLA should not try to honor LLACOPY when there is not enough private memory available to do so. A better behavior would be to reject the LLACOPY and produce a proper CSV message to indicate this anomaly. Maybe it is possible to delay the LLACOPY t...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

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