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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...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Override system wide LE STORAGE(,,0,) setting within FTP to avoid high cpu when transferring tape files

We recently entered a case TS009032448 at IBM in which we addressed a FTP high cpu issue. Transferring a file from disk took less then 1 cpu sec and when transferring the file from tape it consumed 36 cpu seconds. After thorough investigation it a...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Change DEFRAG TYPRUN=NORUN into separate ADRDSSU command

Resubmitting MVSS14002; MVSS Top "xx" List The ADRDSSU DEFRAG command with PARM='TYPRUN=NORUN' is a very handy way to produce a VTOC extents report, similar to the old DISKMAP program on the CBT tape. However, if you forget to specify the correct ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

Add policy export option (reconstruct JSON)

Policy sources, like all sources, can be lost over time. Providing an export feature provides two functions: recreating lost source, but it also provides a audit capability to see if the current source matches what is being used at this moment in ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

Retain policy source with internal policy object, add to $DPOLICY information

Retaining the source data set & member information for a policy provides history for problem resolution and disaster recovery. It should be displayed on a $DPOLICY (could be a ,LONG) option.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

have syntax checker fo pagent

If I want to change pagent, I update the configuration file, and issue F pagent,refresh on the production pagent. If there are problems, I have to roll back and redo the changes. This is not production like behaviour. You can only have one pagent ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allowing first qualifyer masking in DATASET names

Many legacy naming conventions make it difficult to establish a simplified set of commands to define DATASETS. This is specially hard in the case of sysplexes with many systems so there are DATASETS that somehow identify the system in the first qu...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

Fail allocation of DASD datasets with BLKSIZE/CISIZE > 32760

Allocation of disk dataset with a blocksize or VSAM CISIZE greater than 32760 should fail at allocation time, rather than at OPEN time.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Disk Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

z/OSMF console plugin showing locked status in console tab

If lock is pressed for the console. The locked status is only displayed at the overview tab but we would need such an information in the console tab preventing a timeout situation.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

zOSMF Configuration Assistant Backing Store Utilities

We have split our zOSMF Configuration Assistant Backing Stores into SYSPLex groupings. This was done due to the performance issues with a large backing store and the single use interface.With many backing stores we have lost a good deal of the usa...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration