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IDS3270 Enhancement command

Forward to Sam Reynold:Jose, > Is there a way that you can make the support function on the appl definition when changing/adding to have it done dynamically. We could probably do that, with the restriction that the monitoring status of any acti...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

z/OS support for VM65930, increase length of VMCMD class resources in RACF

VM APAR VM65930 increased length of VMCMD class resources in RACF from 17 to 30 to cater for the longer profile needed to protect the XAUTOLOG <server> ON <rdev> command.The z/OS version of RACF does not support the longer profiles, ca...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Health Check for USS mounts would benefit from ability to specify "expected deviation"

In a multi-member sysplex it isn't unusual for a shared BPXPRMxx member to attempt to mount a symbolically described ZFS at a mountpoint already occupied by a data set from another IPL set. This is flagged as a mount failure on the system attempti...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / USS 2 Future consideration

KEEPLU coding in PARMSGROUP and associated printer function

LUKEEP coded in PARMSGROUP allow to reconnect the same telnet client and still maintain the associated printer device.Test performed by customer to simulate a session drop closing/starting the LU display terminal from client results also in the as...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Change the default port the TSO FTP client uses

We'd like to be able to have the ability to modify the default port the TSO FTP client will use. It defaults to 21 and that can be changed at execution time with an override but we'd like to permenantly change the default so an override isn't requ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

PLAC1209-1297 Improve IEASYM processing to filter by SYSNAME

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: La Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC1209-1297 Improve IEASYM processing to filter by SYSNAMEHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Recogn...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 7 Not under consideration

PCIT0810-1361 Add Support for HSM QUERY Command output

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: william.pape@citigroup.comSubmitters Company: Citigroup PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PCIT0810-1361 Add Support for HSM QUERY Command outputHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Stat...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 4 Not under consideration

PAET0311-1383 MP/E UCLIN REP GZONE ZINDEX should only act on selected Zone entry

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Jon.VeilleuxSubmitters Company: Aetna PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PAET0311-1383 MP/E UCLIN REP GZONE ZINDEX should only act on selected Zone entryHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurr...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Future consideration

IDB0214-1675 - Support for 12 decimals on timestamps in system services

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: carsp@danskebank.dkSubmitters Company: Danske Bank /IBM SDC-DK/Danske Bank PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: IDB0214-1675 - Support for 12 decimals on timestamps in system servicesHomework Assigned: NoRequirement C...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / BCP_General 3 Not under consideration

API to zOSMF Configuration Assistant

Would like an API to allow integration of request systems (firewall,policy) output into zOSMF Configuartion Assistant for definition of filter rules etc. without the need to manually provide all the input.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration