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Sequential files having more than 32k record length

We have to process sequential files with more than 32k record length. The max lrecl we can specify when allocating sequential files is 32K. Kind regards Konstantinos
5 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 0 Submitted

New command to inverse a file

We would like to have a DFSORT utility to easily invert a file, so the records to become columns and the opposite (like matrix inversion). Input example: ABC123 output: A1 B2 C3 Kind regards Konstantinos
5 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS DFSORT 0 Submitted

ISPF editor: New move command to move a column in file/member.

We want to move columns to another position. Example: Command ===> MVC 7 8 13 Move columns 7-8 to position 13 Example for input 11 12 13 1421 22 23 2431 32 33 2541 42 44 45 Output of MVC 7 8 13: 11 12 14 1321 22 24 2331 32 25 3341 42 45 44 Kind...
5 days ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Submitted

LISTCAT dates should provide dates in ISO8601 format YYYY-MM-DD

LISTCAT output dates (creation, expiration or lbackup) of an entry are only displayed in Julian format. It should be very useful an additional ISO8601 format as well. Kind regards Konstantinos
5 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Submitted

Create a SMF security violation for failures on BPX.SUPERUSER so installations can use it to detect possible hacks or attacks.

Please refer to case: TS017997103 for additional information Our intent was to audit the usage of the "su" command, and subsequent access granted once a user has switched user. Primarily we want to audit the "su" to ROOT userid. Thinking we could ...
19 days ago in z/OS / USS 0 Under review

Built-in z/OS Unix package manager

z/OS Unix is slowly becoming more widely used and relevant with technologies like Python, GO, Zowe Explorer, Zowe Desktop and so on. Installs via pax are becoming more common and a new generation of systems programmers are coming in that need to i...
2 months ago in z/OS / General 2 Future consideration

Edit line command to insert blank lines

Faster and fewer key strokes
6 days ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Submitted

All shell and utilities must respect the code page tag on all files.

I'm primarily interested in the openssh, specifically ssh-keygen, but all shell/utilities need to be code page tag aware. This is extremely important as some ported tools will create files as ISO8859-1 causing those files to be unusable by some of...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 4 Functionality already exists

Suppress SDSF ULOG panel after z/OS V2.5

SDSF ULOG display was changed by z/OS V2.5 following. <V2.4>The users who do not authorized READ access to resource ISFCMD.ODSP.ULOG.jesx could not display ULOG panel. <V2.5> The users became to display ULOG panel whether authorized or...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

Media manager interfaces should provide feedback as to whether writes are actually using zHyperWrite or not

The media manager interfaces don't give enough feedback about whether zHyperWrite is working or not. They only tell a caller that a data-set is zHyperWrite enabled, or not, during initial connect to that data-set. zHyperWrite state can easily chan...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Media Manager 1 Under review

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