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Issue a IEFA110I message for Dynamic Allocation return code X'020C'

When Dynamic Allocation returns a return code X'0210', message IEFA110I is issued showing the job that is currently using the data set as this example shows. DELETE APP1.TECH.TABLE IKJ56225I DATA SET APP1.TECH.TABLE ALREADY IN USE, TRY LATERIKJ562...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 1 Not under consideration

Allow the User to Define Edit Line Command Table for ALL Edit Sessions

Allow each ISPF user to define the Edit Line Command Table to be used for *ALL* ISPF Edit sessions regardless of how ISPF Edit is invoked.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Future consideration

ISPF DSLIST Support of FLIP and HIDE Commands Comparable to EDIT/VIEW Primary Commands

The PDF editor "FLIP" primary command reverses the exclude status of a specified group of lines or all the lines in a file, including data, information, message, and note lines. In addition, the "HIDE" primary command removes the "n Line(s) not Di...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

IEBCOPY - Eliminate duplicate options COPYGRP/COPYGROUP to eliminate confusion

There are two confusingly similar options - COPYGROUP and COPYGRP. One is a superset of the other. This presents confusion to typical users who find the option that 'sounds' or 'reads' like it will do what they want but really doesn't. This presen...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 2 Future consideration

HSM post back status should respond quicker rather than waiting to notify DB2

HSM post back status respond quicker rather than waiting to notify DB2 of the issue to release resources
about 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Use Flash Express as swap storage for VM Guests

The Linux (compute) LPAR can access to Flash Express Storage. Could be very useful in terms of performance to use this storage as provider for vm's swap disks.The swap disk is generally included into ICIC flavors, very interesting if it can be dep...
7 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 2 Needs more information

Add support for sending multi-part objects to S3 when using the streaming send/receive exits.

The documented method for sending large objects to the cloud is to use the streaming send and receive Web-Enablement Toolkit exits. However, it is not possible to send multi-part objects using this method. There is no way to overcome the 5GB limit...
about 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 6 Not under consideration

Enhance zERT discovery to be more accurate in recognizing and recording TLS sessions with very large handshake messages and unusual timing

zERT discovery is currently unable to recognize TLS sessions when handshake messages exceed the maximum TLS record length. It also relies on timers in specific situations that can sometimes generate misleading information regarding TLS sessions th...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

ISPF gives error ISP190A whenever a VER NONBLANK test is used on a non-panel field

The ISPF panel verify statement (VER) displays a message when a variable doesn't meet the verification criteria. It also automatically places the cursor to the last panel field referred to in any panel statement. This is likely the same field as t...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Future consideration

Add timestamp to message IZUG024I in zosmf server joblog stdout

Adding timestamp to message IZUG024I in zosmf server joblog stdout can help user easyly idetified the server startup ended time.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Not under consideration

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