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F021 ? Automatically refresh job results workflow status not automatically updating

F021 – Automatically refresh job resultsworkflow status not automatically updating
over 5 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 3 Future consideration

Comm Server PAGENT - Add modify commands for tracing

Add a feature to PAGENT to permit CtraceClearText and Trace settings to be dynamically changed for a particular TTLSConnectionAction. This feature would require a SAF resource to permit execution of these commands.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Add FTP client option to stream tape datasets

I recently learned of the FTP server option TAPEREADSTREAM which allows faster retrieve speeds of tape datasets from a z/OS FTP server. We FTP tape datasets from a z/OS FTP client to remote FTP servers, but the transfers have to be initiated from ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

DFSMSdss: Allow RENAME w/More/Less Quali

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00070656User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS98019Title: DFSMSdss: Allow RENAME w/More/Less Qualifiers When Masking UsedSubmitted By: US359049Originators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Barbara McDonald/San ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

DFSMS: Make Batch Naviquest Functions Ea

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00066214User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS97018Title: DFSMS: Make Batch Naviquest Functions Easier to Use under ISMFSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298F...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 2 Future consideration

DFSMSdss Should Create an SMF Audit Trail

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0418071918User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS07001Title: DFSMSdss Should Create an SMF Audit TrailSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 3 Not under consideration

Provide System Option to Populate Userid

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0410072444User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE064958Title: Provide System Option to Populate Userid in SMF RecordsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

Ability to suppress IEE252I when using IEFPRMLB

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR101609569User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR101609569Title: Ability to suppress IEE252I when using IEFPRMLB to read a memberSubmitted By: Shirley Jubinsky/Poughkeepsie/IBMOriginators Area: Allocation Level 2F...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 4 Not under consideration

Add SMF subtype support to LSNAME parame

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1202104944User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE10020Title: Add SMF subtype support to LSNAME parameter of SMFPRMxxSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS U...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 1 Future consideration

Add SYSPLEX to SMF type 26 (job purge)

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1117112417User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE11030Title: Add SYSPLEX to SMF type 26 (job purge)Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSEFPOC:...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Not under consideration