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Encryption Facility to be invoked through SMS contructs

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0416077013User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR0416077013Title: Encryption Facility to be invoked through SMS contructsSubmitted By: Stanley Jon/Markham/IBMOriginators Area: z/OS Q&AFPOC: John Petreshock/Po...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 2 Not under consideration

CICS messages originated by PLI PUT DATA

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1105136243User Marketing Field Requirement Number: MR1105136243Title: CICS messages originated by PLI PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs or COBOL DISPLAY are not prefixed by the issuing Program NameSubmitted By: Wilfried van Hec...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

JES2: Ability to route output to an internet connected userid

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00068437User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES295204Title: JES2: Ability to route output to an internet connected useridSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

DESTID support for IP Printway Destinations

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00068845User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES297202Title: DESTID support for IP Printway DestioationsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Mark Bauman/Ro...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

$PJES2TERM should require operator confirmation

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00073820User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES299002Title: $PJES2TERM should require operator confirmation.Submitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Mark Baum...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

JCL Inheritance of Job Statement Parameters

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0119112817User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSHARE01713Title: JCL Inheritance of Job Statement ParametersSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVS...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 3 Future consideration

LE Callable Service to dump selected sto

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0608105137User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLANG10002Title: LE Callable Service to dump selected storageSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : AADI UGPROJ : LA...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

Parameter for setting site default FSSDEF AUTOSTOP value

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0304105213User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES209003Title: Parameter for setting site default FSSDEF AUTOSTOP valueSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration

LE C header files in HFS should comply w

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1115066438User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC0513623Title: LE C header files in HFS should comply with ANSI standardSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : A...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

JES2 Should Protect SPOOL and Checkpoint with SHR ENQ

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1121075956User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSJES207005Title: JES2 Should Protect SPOOL and Checkpoint Data Sets with SHR ENQSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / JES2 2 Future consideration