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add details in SWAP LIST panel

The SWAP LIST display shows information about the various ISPF screens that are open. However, the information is cryptic. The SWAP LIST panel should include a scrollable field that includes the title line of the panel (please remove extra blank c...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Optimized ADRDSSU CPU usage for uncompressed Striped Datasets backup

WHEN CALLING ADRDSSU TO DUMP A non-compressed SEQUENTIAL DATASET TO TAPE THE AMOUNT OF CPU FOR PROCESSING A 16 STRIPE DATASET WITH OPT(4) IS APPROXIMATELY 500-700% OF THE CPU USED TO DUMP THE SAME DATA FROM A NON-STRIPED OR SINGLE STRIPED DATASET ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Future consideration

Allow batch TSO to return the MAXRC instead of the last rc seen

I have a sequence of commands, such as RACDCERT GENCERT... RACDCERT LIST cert. If the GENCERT fails, the list cert works, and I get RC = 0 from the jobstep. I have to have multiple jobsteps one for he RACDCERT GENCERT and another with RACDCERT LIS...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

HOLDUNTL a relative date

When SCHEDULE HOLDUNTL has a date specified it requires an absolute date (MM/DD/YY or YYYY/DDDD). This request would allow a relative day: ({[ 'HH:MM' ] , [ '+N'' ]}), where N is the number of days after the submission to which the job will be hel...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Granular security for DFSMSHSM modify commands

The use case: Mainframe user wants to recover his/her data sets using HSM modify command. Because the mainframe user does not have Storage Administrator permissions the recover data set command fails. Storage Administrator must protect all HSM mod...
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Make &RACUID avail as RACF var (RACVARS) for any gen profile

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00023001User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GGSE4093002Title: Make &RACUID avail as RACF var (RACVARS) for any gen profileSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-029...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

GRSTRACE LATCH NOLATCH ENQ NOENQ

Many times users of GRSTRACE want to report ENQ events only so a new parameter LATCH|NOLATCH with NOLATCH ideally being the Default would execute the function much faster. Perhaps for LATCH analysis ENQ|NOENQ with ENQ the ideal default would be eq...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_GRS 0 Future consideration

Enable updates to RACF data set name table without sysplex IPL

Request to provide capability to update RACF data set name table without requiring a sysplex-scope IPL. If RACF data set name table has sysplex communications enabled, it installs XCF group IRRXCF00 and I must perform a full sysplex IPL to make up...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Have HSM display unambiguous dates.

I live in South Africa, support customers in the UK, running an American operating system. HLIST of a migrated dataset displays both the migration date and the last reference date. However, both these dates have the format xx/yy/zz, with no explan...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Support the using of a DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs

There is the restriction of not using DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs. Basically it is possible to confige a DRVIPA within the sysplex for both source and destination VIPAs, which is eligible in some special cases. ...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

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