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PDSE resource contention in a multi-tasking TSO BATCH environment

This is a former DCR MR0923135057 issued on 23th September 2013 and public RFE of private RFE 47867. According IBM this is already in implementation of next z/OS release. Under the existing z/OS architecture accessing a PDSE resource in a multi-ta...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

Message & SMF record needed when RACDCERT automatically replaces / deletes a certificate

When adding a certificate to RACF that qualifies to replace an existing certificate, a message and SMF record is needed indicating that this took place. For example : "Certificate with label xxx was replaced by this certificate <with label yyy&...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

The user must have the ability to keep a dataset in zEDC compressed format during a copy or a transfer of the dataset.

I would like to have a way to request access method to avoid decompression of a zedc compressed dataset when using it, for example via a jcl option. This would avoid unnecessary compression - decompression when dataset are accessed by product doin...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 3 Planned for future release

Print LE conforming assembler Stack frame storage in CEEDUMP

First I am not sure why LE Stack frame storage is considered language dependent and requires the language to format and print for CEEDUMP. Maybe it is assumed that there will be symbolic data available to match the fields with labels. The LE entry...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

syntaxcheck

We would like to request extend syntaxcheck by including 'PARM(...)' checking also when syntaxcheck for bpxprm is executed.
over 6 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Add SNMP V3 support for events/traps in HMC

Hello, we are implementing monitoring of SNMP events in WWAO focal point and seems it's possible to setup trap in HMC (8561-T01 z15) using V1 only but customer would like to have V3 due to security reasons.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 4 Not under consideration

Automate setting DST in Sysplex with Multiple timezones

We have systems in a sysplex that have different time zones than the one specified via STP. For time zones that change for DST at the same time as the STP time zone we would like the DST change to be automated via STP. This could be managed by int...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 1 Not under consideration

64-bit version of BPXWDYN for C

Please provide a 64-bit version of BPXWDYN
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

Provide capability to limit tape drive use under JES2

We are migrating from JES3 to JES2 due to IBM's directional statement of stabilization of JES3. We currently have JES3 exits on several of our production systems that will cancel jobs that use excessive tape drives. Occasionally a poorly written j...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 4 Not under consideration

SMS SCDS construct comparison tool

With the heavy focus on cyber resiliency, we are looking for a tool to compare SMS constructs between SCDSs--or between the active configuration and a new SCDS. We have excellent testing tools for ACS source code (with test cases and NaviQuest), b...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 2 Future consideration

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