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Please Add Exit for FTP JCL Errors

One of our customers has an JCL job with an FTP step. They are using SITE parameters in that step. When there is an error on the SITE parameter, the user wants to the job to exit with a RC higher than 0. They would prefer RC16. I am not able to he...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Need to break up roles for IPSEC command

We need to get the –f default and the –f reload IPSEC commands seperated from our the other standared commands on the system. This will allow us to assign the proper rolls to them for elevated access. This would also be true for Defense Management...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Change to the wording of $HASP865 CONFIRM MEMBER(004) NAME=xxxx IS TO BE ADDED

The wording of this Jes2 WTOR does not provide enough information for our operators to make a decision $HASP865 CONFIRM MEMBER(004) NAME=HOD9 IS TO BE ADDED It would be more constructive for the WTOR to read as follows :- $HASP865 CONFIRM MEMBER(0...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / JES2 0 Future consideration

LE modification for fork thread behaviour

There are multiple instances in the the core python implementation and in pypi packages where a thread calls fork and the child process tries to create a thread using pthread_create but results in an error. This error is due to the LE design ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

HCD unattended Export to allow replace an old IODF in different disk.

HCD unattended export with replace leaves IODF in old disk, not the one specified in the panel. Wait state obtained in IPL because IODF file was not in the intended disk, the one in the LOADPARM. IODF file was created by HCD export from other sysp...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / HCD 3 Not under consideration

NTP server required because SNTP is not precise enough

Implement a NTP server that is more accurate than SNTP server.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Improvement on FFDC for z/OS & VTS mount state discrepencies

We have had many instances over the years of mismatches between the VTS device mount state in the VTS and z/OS. The latest of these was being pursued through PMR 15331,122,000. In almost all of these instances we get some notification through a z/...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Tape Storage SW Support 2 Future consideration

Support for multiple IP-stack per LPAR for use with CP&M resource pools

We have multiple IP-stacks per LPAR.There currently is a limitation to use more than one per LPAR for CP&M Resource pools. This limits us from using CP&M Resource pools cloud provisioning of IP-adresses, which is a very important part of p...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Need for ISPF alternate translate table for Cyrillic terminal (3278CY now)

Current translate table for ISPF Terminal Type 3278CY defines as valid some symbols which are really invalid for PC3270 session with Host Code Page 1025 Russia, we found the following symbols:x'42', x'54', x'62', x'72', x'75'We need the alternate ...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Provide capability to format OSAENTA (concurrently taken from multiple OSAs) in timestamp order

When using IPCS to format OSAENTA traces, have the resulting output be presented in timestamp order even when the input contains traces from different OSAs.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration