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Provide metrics for calls to unicode conversion

Provide metrics of top callers to Unicode service, count of successful and failed calls and cpu resources consumed by calling address space.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Unicode 3 Future consideration

RFE for the limit for number of TCB'SMSVSAM is allowed to generate on z/OS 2.1

System: z/OS 2.1 SMSVSAM..Actor: User needing new feature which prevent from a burst of UNQUIESCE/OPEN of RLS files that brought down smsvsam..Description: In pmr 12534,000,738, customer encountered Abend 092A storage shortage VSAM hung which due ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Future consideration

ISPF pseudo temporary names should be true temporaries

ISPF pseudo data set names used by LMCOPY (and others) rely on the invoker to have a valid ALIAS defined since they default to the PREFIX of the submitter. In the case of a started task that doesn't have an ALIAS defined or update access to the ma...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 3 Not under consideration

Add support for POSIX.1-2001 posix_spawn() and helper functions

Just to avoid any possible confusion, this is not asking for spawn(). The posix_spawn() function and a set of supporting functions provides the user a wrapper around exec/fork and enables them to create child processes with much more control other...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Define a suffix to the SYSIN DD JESSPOOL dataset name

Sending documentation to IBM using the PDDU option via the incident log, the proxy password is passed via SYSIN DD on the FTP step, After the job submissioin, authorized users can view the SYSIN dd via SDSF on JES spool, but the users's password s...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Future consideration

ISMF & Request to enhance current maximum volume range selection limit of 100 volumes

We want the limit of 100 volumes to be increased to at least 156 volumes.
over 9 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 1 Future consideration

EZD1182I TARGET SERVER FOR 10.6.9.225 port nnnn not responsive

EZD1182I TARGET SERVER FOR 10.6.9.225 PORT 03174 AT TCPIP ON OS36 IS NOT RESPONSIVE - TCSR 100 CER 0 SEF 0TARGET SERVER FOR 10.6.9.225 PORT 00021 AT TCPIP ON OS25 IS NOT RESPONSIVE - TCSR 100 CER 100 SEF 0issued as information, but indicative of a...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

ESAIO Tool Improvements

Wells Fargo relies on the ESAIO tool to validate I/O configurations, cabling changes, and path problems outside of our production arena. A few changes are needed to enhance the product and facilitate better safeguarding of production assets: 1) ES...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 5 Future consideration

PGAR1010-1366 SMPE certificate expire too early

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Adnan.CanSubmitters Company: Garanti Teknoloji PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PGAR1010-1366 SMPE certificate expire too earlyHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedCl...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 3 Future consideration

WSHB0410-1332 Improve Diagnosis of native memory leaks - Part 1

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: pela04Submitters Company: SHB PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: WSHB0410-1332 Improve Diagnosis of native memory leaks - Part 1Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: WebSphereCurrent Status: RecognizedClosed St...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 3 Future consideration