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CDA Addressing 64 bytes

I call API from 64 bytes programs and there is some trouble when CDA calls in 31 bit adressing API WEB Toolkit.
10 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 2 Future consideration

Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports wh

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0313072237User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC07003Title: Create LE STORAGE and OPTIONS reports when program abendsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : APL...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

DSS should support more entries in list (Msg ADR137E applies)

DSS issues message ADR137E when more than 255 entries are specified in an inline INCLUDE list (and EXCLUDE list). Specify more than this and you need extra work to add a FILTERDD or use more than one DUMP command. This seems to be a completely arb...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 0 Future consideration

Add flash memory to z/VM paging

The idea is to enable z / VM to use the flash memory as paging area system instead of dasd disks to increase agility.
over 8 years ago in z/VM 1 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...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 4 Not under consideration

Support ALTLIB settings for % REXX execs

The current REXX exec support only supports placement in SYSEXEC or SYSPROC. This makes writing/debugging row processing EXECs difficult, as some shops may not allow write access to libraries in the concatenation. The TSO ALTLIB command is the int...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future 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...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 2 Future consideration

Add SMF119AP_TTStatus to SMF119 Subtype 1 Connection Init

Add the field SMF119AP_TTStatus to the SMF 119 Subtype 1 Connection Initialization record. This field was already added to the subtype 2 - termination record, but should also exist in the init record. This information is known to the system at con...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Declaration of the symbolic link /usr/bin/env in the standard USS installation

Using node.js or npm requires access to the "env" program at the location /usr/bin.By default, when USS is installed, the "env" program is placed in /bin.A symbolic link /usr/bin/env must be created on /bin/env as specified in the installation pro...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / USS 4 Future consideration

Display command or healthcheck for RACF use of IRRPRMxx

We are currently converting RACF from ICHRDSNT modules to using parmlib member IRRPRMxx. While this works as designed there is no way to verify after the fact (if the historical IPL syslog/operlog is not available) if RACF is using the ICHRDSNT or...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

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