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    Basic/Large Format Dataset Encryption min LRECL and Blocksize option

    Allow customers the option of bypassing encryption of basic/large format datasets if they do not meet the minimum LRECL requirements
    almost 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 0 Future consideration

    zOSMF Network Analyzer must support SMF 119(11)

    Currently zOSMF Network Analyzer does only support analyzing the zERT Discovery Records from SMF 119(12). However with the introduction of zERT Policy enforcement there must be the option to analyze the SMF 119(11) records too. It makes not sense ...
    over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

    Allow for individual RACF installations to select their own pass phrase controls like Broadcom allows for ACF2

    JPMC has a policy regarding pass phrases as follows: Password length of 16 characters or greater must be enforced Passwords must not be one of the last 10 passwords used Passwords must not include the digital identity username Passwords must not c...
    11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

    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
    11 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Access Methods Non-Vsam 2 Not under consideration

    Intrusion Latch Detection on z/OS

    When a crypto express card encounters an intrusion latch detection error, this error may not be externalized to z/OS.
    about 4 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Future consideration

    z/OS - Expand DISPLAY IOS to display all possible settings from IECIOSxx

    Currently, not all values can be checked/display once updated. In 2010 I opened PMR 32372,070,724 and on conclusion it was stated, "I created MR051110250 for the missing DISPLAY of MSGONLY setting.", but it's not yet implemented. Case TS013583156 ...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS 1 Future consideration

    DFSMStvs have a hard upper limit set in PARMLIB that cannot be overridden by JCL

    Currently the TVSAMCOM in PARMLIB can be overridden by including TVSAMCOM=(n,n) on the JCL EXEC statement. in our case, we've had a couple of instances where an application did not take the default set in PARMLIB and flooded the CF and SMSVSAM wit...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS VSAM/RLS 1 Is a defect

    OAM access from C/C++

    Similar to sample programs like CBROSR* we need a C/C++ interface program for accessing OAM.
    about 5 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 1 Future consideration

    Add variable for Comments to the email template.

    Our management and auditors are going to require a change ticket number and description in the emails when a dataset is changed. The current email template does not include a way to incorporate the comments from CSAVE.
    2 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Future consideration

    Error message to be produced when LNKLST concatenation datasets experiencing severe performance degradation, especially Sys1.LINKLIB.

    This will indicate that there is a problem with LNKLST concatenated datasets, and that LNKLST is is under performance degradation constraints, when datasets were removed and added back to the LNKLST concatenation.Current error messages for LNKLST ...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Supervisor 1 Not under consideration

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