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Create RACF resource for using parameter ONLYAT on command without beeing SPECIAL

In our customer environment, we have 3 sysplexes (test, acceptance and Production) with 3 KSystem --> 6 RACF database.Without SPECIAL attribute, it's not possible to use parameter ONLYAT on RACF cmds to address only one RACF database on a RRSF ...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance ISPF Edit Panel REXX to See *ALL* of the Data

Enhance ISPF Panel REXX to allow access beyond the zscreeni (current screen) to see the entire edit/view data. This will allow changing hilighting when text spans screens, and will also allow other actions based on the entire edit data rather than...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

RACF DELGROUP FORCE, and message enhancements

The usability of the RACF command DELGROUP could be improved. Also the error messages are useless and inaccurate. I want to be able to run a script to define RACF resources, and have a script to clean up. For most resources I can do this. I cannot...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

SMF type30 to include on task/job level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage

Please include on type30 SMF record task level ECSA/CSA and PVT/ePVT actual usage fields.
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 3 Not under consideration

Adding a message in SPACEREL on spaced freed after releasing extents.

In preparation for Global Mirror and Thin Provisioned volumes in DS8950F Storage Manager we need to run SPACEREL on all available LPARS, so after running a few weeks we noticed that the messages are not really useful at determining freed space. Cu...
11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 1 Not under consideration

Fail request to encrypt when no enctyption is done (TAPE)

When we request a dataset to be encrypted (allocation in extended format and keylabel) on DASD SMS issues messages indicating the dataset was encrypted, however, If we request a new dataset with the same characteristics that goes to VTS (tape), ev...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF, please add the Zone commands(Like in SMP Command generation Selection menu), in Software instance tool, so that the Customer can use them for maintaining their software instance during their regular maintenance task.

z/OSMF, please add the Zone commands listed below (Like in SMP Command generation Selection menu), in the Software instance tool, so that Customer can use them for maintaining their software instance during their regular maintenance task. This wil...
6 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance TIOT Exceeded Message IEF240I

Enhance IEF240I or create a new message that would inform the user that the TIOT limitations are exceeded. Currently there is a maximum fixed size for the TIOT defined in the ALLOCxx member of parmlib of 64K. not all shops run with this size. So i...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 3 Not under consideration

Inttermitten GRE packet processing delay on the target system cause unnecessary TCP retransmission

We are using VIPAROUTE and QDIO Accelerator for efficient delivery of distribute Sysplex Distributor traffic to the targets.There are a lot of unnecessary TCP retransmissions caused by intermittent GRE packet processing delay on the target system....
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Incorporate the REXX Compiler into z/OS

Submitted By: SHARE-MVSE Submitted Date: 08/23/2022 Submitter Name: Lionel B Dyck (Senior Software Engineer) Submitter Email: lionel_dyck@triserv.com Description: REXX is being shipped with more products on z/OS including system automation and sys...
over 2 years ago in z/OS 0 Not under consideration

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