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Any plans to lift the restriction on 32K files?

The bank would like to process data records larger than 32K . One of our issues is the requirement to unload/sort/reload files which possibly contain these large records. In the near future, we will be shipping code that allows our customers to re...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Future consideration

Our internal security group has removed support for 'AuthType Basic'. I have been told that IBM HTTP Server only supports AuthType Basic. We currently have an exception in place, for our software package that relies on IBM HTTP. I believe that IBM HTTP should be update to support other/valid AuthType settings. Please see IBM case # TS011728903. I was mistaken in my thought we were using Websphere.

At the current time, our one application (vendor provided) would not function (with user validation) without AuthType Basic. I could turn off authentication, but that is not a desired option. Our workaround will only be in place temporarily.
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / http server 0 Future consideration

Use SHR-ENQs when copying with OGET / cp from USS-files to Data set Members

When copying USS files to Members of PDS oder PDS/E data sets an exclusive data set enqueue is being used. So when we try to copy a file to a member the copy operation fails if there is any enqueue on the target data set, even if the member that i...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

Assign MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) to message IEF402I to better communicate job failures

At present, other job initiation/termination messages are visible to consoles with MONITOR(JOBNAMES) attribute set, such as IEF403I, IEF404I, and IEF450I. The lack of MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) for IEF402I appears to be missing the spirit of the MONITOR(JO...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future consideration

zERT Long running reports - Next to Impossible in the current state of zERT

Hi zERT is mainly used to get a cryptographic picture of the systems we manage. That inherently means it is used to analyze the entire TCPIP traffic on the stacks. Now with this much data going in as the input and we in our shop make it a lean ext...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Command to remove/add library from LLA/VLF.

To make it more easy and efficient to maintain libraries on the linklist and LLA/VLF, it would be nice if a F LLA command could remove a library without the need to create a CSVLLAxx parmlib member which is time consuming.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Not under consideration

Healthcheck for CPU consuming remaining USS subprocess

There is no internal instrument of the operating system which detects and terminates processes as described in the use case. We received a user modified health check which solves the described lack. It would be good if it becomes part of the offic...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Enabling CF R/W data structures access from zCX containers/OCP on zCX

As part of a mainframe application modernization project, the customer (that's me) aims to adopt the Application Centric pattern. This involves rewriting certain portions of the application from Cobol to Java and deploying them on zCX thereby capi...
7 months ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

Eliminate IEBCOPY Restriction: Inability/Prohibition to COPY RECFM=FB to VB or Vice Versa

IBM publication "z/OS MVS System Messages Volume 7 (IEB -IEE) Version 2 Release 2", SA38-0674-05, p. 30, in message IEB127I, states that "IEBCOPY can not copy from fixed-length record format to variable-length record format or the reverse." Moreov...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 1 Planned for future release

Enhance Report of IFASMFDL

IBM Redbook SG247919 includes three SMF user exits SMFDPUX3, SMFDPUX2 and SMFDPUX1 which show a much more detailled report of the records dumped as the standard record does. The report includes the subtypes and the system ID where the record came ...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

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