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Create SMF records and batch reports when data sets or members are referenced, updated, deleted or added

To provide functionality that ISVs provide for audit tracking of specified libraries and members. Create SMF data that contains the following information: 1) Date 2) Time 3) Library 4) Volume 5) PDS or PDSE Member name 6) User id 7) Program 8) Typ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 2 Not under consideration

Single IODF Activate to move a cluster from one Composite to another in the same Plex

When moving an IBM tape cluster from one tape grid to another in the same plex, have found that with a one IODF Activate that a cluster will be defined to two composite (2 grids). The cluster will not come online to the new composite. To avoid thi...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 1 Future consideration

additional JESLOG SPIN options

provide several additional options to the JESLOG=SPIN parameter:- ability to spin once a week- adhoc by command- ability to keep the first bit of output
about 8 years ago in z/OS / JES2 1 Future consideration

ISPF Extended Statistics Enhanced Display

Currently ISPF supports extended statistics but fails to display them.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Future consideration

Have RACDCERT ADD support adding from USS files

RACDCERT ADD currently only supports adding a certificate from a dataset with pretty severe restrictions. I quote: You must specify a cataloged data set, and it may not be a PDS or a PDS member. The record format (RECFM) expected by RACDCERT is va...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Auto Load Callable Workflow Steps

We have callable workflow steps defined in a workflow, and when the step executes, it brings up the Create a Callable Workflow dialog screens even though all of the information is already populated.
over 3 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

SMF119-Domain Name

Have SMF119 record keep Domain Name of Local and Remote in the record.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Offline BER test on FICON channels

On IBM DS8K products we are able to perform an offline Bit ERror (BER) test to check a FICON link's quality while the path is offline but the cables are connected. My understanding is that this is accomplished by using idle characters being sent o...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 3 Future consideration

Supoorted netcat utility for z/OS USS

The unix Netcat utility needs to be formally ported and supported by IBM for USS on z/OS.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Future consideration

Support for generated jobs

We need a simple way of execution of JCL, REXX or shell script that were generated in a previous step of a provisioning workflow.Provisioning XML, that is part of a cloud provisioning template consists of two steps1. Step – generate a JCL by an ex...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Future consideration

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