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add time stamp to LOGGER messages

Under certain conditions messages issued by the System Logger are being issued with the NOTIME parameter on the WTO macro. The result of that is that when the messages are written out to a SYSOUT data set managed by JESx, the messages do not have ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Logger 3 Not under consideration

LE Support needed for F8SA format 64-bit save area - COBOL 5/Assembler compatibilty

Updates for the LE Condition Handler's Save-Area trace logic to handle the current, and all future, IBM recommended Save Area formats.The current format of the save areas is used throughout all of Language Environment and the F8SA format is not co...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

FFST F-probe Providing Incorrect Timestamp

Working SR 69213,122,000 IBM VTAM Level 2 tells me there is a problem in which FFST F-probes are not writing the correct timestamp, i.e., the timestamp seen in the EPW9523I message does not match the actual timestamp found in the console log.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Route Advertisement and Creation sequence

During route selection, the preference would be (1) host route first, (2) best matching subnet route, (3) DEFAULT route. To ensure host route would be the best route available at the time of route selection, it seems it is not appropriate to adver...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

DFDSS remove RESTORE and RENAMEUNCONDITIONAL data set name

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00027947User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GO6SMG90031Title: DFDSS remove RESTORE and RENAMEUNCONDITIONAL data set nameSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC:...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss: Re-architect DSS to begin processing sooner

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0205111840User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS10008Title: DFSMSdss: Re-architect DSS to begin processing soonerSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

Update Reuse Capacity Periodically

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0914117633User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS11008Title: Update Reuse Capacity PeriodicallySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: Gle...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 2 Not under consideration

Add accounting info to SMF types 14 and

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112431User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11031Title: Add accounting info to SMF types 14 and 15 (data set close)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : M...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 2 Future consideration

Additional Volume Amount/RECORG fields i

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR101411563User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR101411563Title: Additional Volume Amount/RECORG fields in Dataclas ConstructSubmitted By: Donna Weaver/Orlando/IBMOriginators Area: SMSFPOC: Carmen Yep/San Jose/IBM...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 1 Future consideration

Provide altername MSGDD statement for DFDSS for warning or higher

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1001124447User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS12004Title: Provide altername MSGDD statement for DFDSS for warning or higherSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGRO...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

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