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Enhance UNIX to allow file level control using WHEN(SERVAUTH)

Please enhance z/OS UNIX so that WHEN(SERVAUTH) support in RACF can be used to grant access at a file level in UNIX.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Override EATTR attribute during Dfdss copy

Why is it useful? Current problem: Unable to use the Cylinder Managed Space (CMS) on an EAV volume during the DFDSS copy of large files. Copy job fails, with space abends even though the space is there. Use case/work around: DFDSS copy of large fi...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Need to cater for changing DLIBs when moving from small to larger volumes (catalog entry mismatch)

zOSMF is currently very restrictive and prevents installation to continue if DLIB catalog entries do not match. Especially in our case where we were moving from 3xMOD9 DLIB volumes to one MOD27 for DLIB datasets. This caused the installation to ha...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Future consideration

Add a function to monitor transaction statistics in DFSMStvs

DFSMStvs will be part of the main IBM products at this integrated IBM client account, but there is a TVS enhancement that we want to have. We are asking IBM to implement a new TVS function to monitor transaction statistics. We want to have somethi...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

CSSMTP NonDelNotifications without embedded message body

A user tried to send a message containing 84MB of data (several times, because he did not get any feed back). According to CSSMTP's design the original message of 84MB was included into the notification, which was denied by the target server becau...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Enhance type 80s for failed ALTUSER commands

The type 80 event codes for failed ALTUSER commands should be enhanced so that I can tell for sure using SMF data why the ALTUSER command failed. Specifically:-Was ALTUSER failed because of SETROPTS?---Which specific SETROPTS rule failed the passw...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Provide option to check update access before View or Edit

ISPF should provide an option to check whether a user has UPDATEaccess to a data set before allowing View or Edit.
over 11 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Allow volumes/devices to be marked online during LOADxx processing.

This may not be the correct component. Customer is requesting a process, possibly in the LOADxx member, that allows them to manipulate the status of I/O devices defined in the IODF dynamically at IPL time prior to their being needed. If the IODF m...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 0 Future consideration

SF line command should work for data set aliases

When you display a data set alias in the ISPF option 3.4 data set list and issue the SF line command, you get message: ISRU006 Not real data set name - The selected option cannot process an alias data set name. The messages and codes manual does n...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Improve CPE option to support GDPS planned events

JPMC has invested heavily into the GDPS product and utilize the site switch capabilities to adhere to FED and Audit regulations. Today we generate $0 MES orders to support the capacity requirements.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 1 Future consideration