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FS command in SDSF should show ZFS flags like RW,RS,NE,NC,CO ...

FS commands shos statistics about zFS file systems, however it does not show the flags that can be displayed by zfsadm fsinfo '*'
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

ZOSMF recursive workflow

Requesting to add feature for recursively calling workflow steps.
about 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 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...
12 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

Enhance TBDISPL to enable Panel REXX Access to the Table

Enhance the TBDISPL service so that the table data on the ISPF Panel is accessible, and modifiable, using Panel REXX. This would eliminate the need for dynamic panels/table in over 50% (perhaps 90%+) of the use cases.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Files API - Fully Support Migrated / Archived z/OS Data Sets

z/OSMF appears to detect migrated / archived z/OS data sets by the pseudo VOLSER name of `MIGRAT`. However, ISV products, like CADISK, may be configured to archive data sets on a VOLSER of 'ARCIVE`. z/OSMF should detect ARCIVE data sets as being m...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 4 Future consideration

Job Holded/Released statuses in z/OSMF REST services

Job response document contains only 3 statuses "INPUT", "ACTIVE", "OUTPUT" now. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.4.0?topic=zjri-json-document-specifications-zos-jobs-rest-interface-requests But we can also hold a job and job will be waiting for r...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

TCPIP Sysplex Ditributor SERVERWLM low weights management

We have a large database ( 6 DB2 members, more than 10000 DB2 transactions per second) where DDF TCP traffic is balanced with VIPA SERVERWLM algorithm. In normal condition WLM weights are high enough to spread new sockets in a balanced way. When t...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

z/OSMF Software Update tasks needs to wait for migrated datasets to be recalled instead of abend

z/OSMF Software Update tasks needs to wait for migrated datasets to be recalled instead of abend right away when it finds a dataset it needs, to be migrated.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 6 Future consideration

Spot compatibility issue before run-time

Link-edit message IEW2576I is issued by z/OS BINDER and program run-time failed with S0C1. IEW2576I 5034 RESULTANT AMODE( 24 ) OF ENTRY POINT AND RMODE( ANY ) OF SEGMENT 2 MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE. Since module should have RMODE(24) if it is call...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Program Management/Binder 1 Planned for future release

Graphic interface for backup/restore USS files with DFSMShsm or "-pick" option similar to TSM-client

Additionally to the commando interface for backup/restore of USS-files with DFSMShsm it would be very useful for endusers, who use only ssh-connect to USS on z/OS, to have any kind of graphish interface to backup/restore of USS-files similar to TS...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

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