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Enhance ISPF LMMLIST to support PDSE Member Generations

When listing a PDSE with member generations include the base member *and* all generations, both the abolute and relative generations. Will need to include when the base member has been deleted by TSO DELETE leaving the newest generation as an orph...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISPF LMMDEL to support PDSE Member Generations

If use on a member generations then just delete that generation. If use on generation 0 (base member) then delete the base member and *all* generations.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

CICS login from z/OSMF native interfaces

Currently only ISPF login option is available in native interfaces. If we can add CICS login into z/OSMF then user can stop using emulators.
about 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

Reduce the polling time between zOSMF Workflow/Template Steps

For a non-REST-steps in z/OSMF Workflow like JCL step, there is an internal poll time which is 5 seconds (fix). Currently, the Workflow users cannot reduce the internal poll time manually. For Services or Application that use z/OSMF Templates or W...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

DSFS Enhance Createparm

The DSFS CreateParm is fine (to a point) but needs an option to Delete a created hlq.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Not under consideration

Provide Date Time Offset (DTO), Leap Second Offset (LSO) and Time Zone Offset (TZ) values in the SMF record header

With the growing need to load SMF data into analytical tools, the requirement to align and associate the various records from multiple time zones using date and time is becoming more critical. The reliance on specific SMF generators to provide the...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF : CA : 'SAVE AS' grey for no current file

z/OSMF : Configuration Assistant . Manage Backing Stores When I click on a backingstorefile under 'Manage Backing Stores' and use the Action 'SAVE AS' the tool doesn't save the backingstorefile I've clicked on. It save the backingstore from which ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

zCX Support combined LFAREA usage (2G/1M) if not enough LFAREA is available within one type

Currently, zCX supports the use of LFAREA. This reduces the overhead for TLB and increases performance for zCX. If zCX is configured to use LFAREA and there is not enough LFAREA available within one range (2GB, 1MB) then zCX falls back to 4K what ...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

PING Enhancement

On command line when issuing a PING command, I would like to add an additional feature to allow time interval between multiple PING counts. This feature is already available in UNIX OSs. For example: Ping Example 1. Increase or Decrease the Time I...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Support for GA2 to GA1 driver downgrade option

While planing to upgrade z14 GA1 to GA2 driver, the customer asks IBM to prepare guaranteed contingency revert plan in the case of GA2 driver causes the customer's production system failure. Unlike MCL apply, GA2 driver upgrade includs lots of new...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 1 Not under consideration

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