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IBMPDSE should issue Messages to joblog as well as SYSPRINT

When running the IBMPDSE utility against a Dataset, there are 4 Return codes that can be set 00 (X'00') SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION.04 (X'04') THE INPUT PDSE IS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. PROCESSING CONTINUES.08 (X'08') THE INPUT PDSE IS CORRUPTED. THE UTILITY E...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

Resiliency in a z/OS UNIX shared file system sysplex enivronment

Resiliency in a z/OS UNIX shared file system sysplex enivronment needs to be improved related to the critical mutually exclusive serialized functions (e.g. UNMOUNT, MOVE, MOUNT RESYNC, FILE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION, FILE SYSTEM TAKEOVER, etc.). If on...
7 months ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Provide A Command to Increase a PDSE V2 MAXGEN Value

When allocating a PDSE Version 2 Library one is required to specify a MAXGEN value that limits the number of Member Generations allowed within the PDSE. If the value is too small the user must either live with it, or recreate the PDSE in such as w...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

When TCPIP stack encountered outbound errors which should produce alert messages for user.

This idea is related to IBM support case TS010912081 that the customer HKEX thought TCPIP should produce alert messages for user when it is encountering outbound type errors.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

testing please delete 2

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 04/04/2024 Submitter Name: Meredith Halperin Submitter Email: mhalperin@share.org Description: testing please delete
7 months ago in z/OS / sharetest 2 Not under consideration

Would like to see a function in ISMF that would display the SETSYS options currently in use

Currently if i do a F DFSMSHSM,Q SETSYS - it is a rather long listing. I might missing a setting like MIGRATION HOLDIt would be great if in ISMF, the current parms as they are set could be displayed in an ISPF Table (not to update, just to view)Th...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

DFSMS to store encryption keys of backed up datasets in new VVDS cell

Ability to see encryption keys of datasets included in DFDSS backups
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Future consideration

NSSD Passticket Authentication with RACF protected Userid

During initialization of IKED-NSSD communication, IKED has to transfer a RACF Userid/Password or a RACF Userid/Passticket combination. When using a passticket, the RACF userid must not have the RACF protected attribute. When this Userid is used un...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Modify ASCII BROWSE to honor Unix line break characters, like ASCII VIEW/EDIT already do

When using BROWSE in ASCII mode, CRLF characters in the Unix filesystem are not honored. The CRLF characters are honored in ASCII VIEW/EDIT. If the XML file size is smaller than 32761, the records are flowed onto one line of length 32760 (maximum ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

IDCAMS: DEFINE RECATALOG for multivolume dataset with volcount > 2 in order to the filesequence and all volumes

Recatalog the multivolume dataset in wrong order and or less volumes the dataset is corrupted but the IDCAMS has returncode=0.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 0 Planned for future release