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Enhance LISTDSI to Support Concatenated

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0219034832User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE03019Title: Enhance LISTDSI to Support Concatenated Data SetsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

TSO REXX - EXECIO Should Detect Wrong DS

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0429115950User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE014643Title: TSO REXX - EXECIO Should Detect Wrong DSORG ConditionSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Not under consideration

Add guidance to permit and protect traffic with AT-TLS in the NSS technology tabs

The 'Permit and protect NSS traffic with AT-TLS' check boxes under the NSS technology tabs are ambiguous. The answer is always yes to AT-TLS because the NSS Server won't allow unsecured TCP connections from IPSec Clients. There should be on-screen...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Addition to VDPT display to see when target came available

A time stamp in the VDPT display for when a target became active would be helpful in debugging.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Lift CV restrictions on NOCV EXPORTER/IMPORTER keys

NOCV IMPORTER/EXPORTER keys are only valid for a IMPORTER/EXPORT with a default CV. This unnecessary limits the use of the keys and also prevents the security mechanism of adding the ENH-ONLY bit to the CV.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 3 Not under consideration

CS IP Config TCPIP.DATA to allow more than 6 DNS domain names to be searched

We would want to be able to define more than 6 DNS domain.names to be searched.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Expand EDGSPLCS utility capabilities to support correcting library manager category code discrepancies

The EDGSPLCS utility does not seem to support updating the LM category code for tape volumes. Currently, it seems that the utility can correct the use attribute in the Volcat, or correct the status in the RMM CDS, but not the LM category code.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 1 Not under consideration

IPCS trace formatter tally trace entry counts are incorrect, turns out that they're n/a for certain traces

Request: either remove the Tally report section for SYSTCPDA and SYSTCPOT traces or add verbiage stating that it is not applicable to those traces. Client observation: The interactive IPCS trace formatter "Tally" report section does not tally the ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Request that the z/OS Comm Server FTP client and Server support direct transfer of VSAM data

Request that the z/OS Comm Server FTP client and Server support direct transfer of VSAM data between two z/OS systems.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Specifying subchannel set id on 'IPL Attribute List' panel in HCD

We are interested in knowing if we will be able to specify the CSS as part of the IPL address on the 'IPL Attributes List' panel of HCD.
over 5 years ago in z/OS / HCD 2 Future consideration

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