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Provide SET IGGCAT=xx to dynamically change catalog options

Allowing a SET IGGCAT=xx would allow a user to dynamically change catalog options without having to restart the catalog address space (CAS). SSMVSE14003
over 8 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Planned for future release

Need -w option on z/OS Unix grep command

Update z/OS Unix grep command with the -w option. Here's the failing command being sent from a non-Z Linux host to z/OS Unix for execution: grep -sqwF "$key" "$keyfile" Here's the definition of -w that I have seen: "-w, --word-regexp Select only t...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 2 Planned for future release

Support additional special variables like ISFTLINE in secondary panels like JDS when using REXX as %-action character

Some special variables like ISFTLINE are not supported on (some?) secondary panels (like JDS) when using REXX as %-action-character. Eg. ISFTLINE could be used to get JOBNAME or JOBID in secondary panel like JDS. Alternatively, having the JOBNAME,...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Planned for future release

USS command bpxwmigf need to force a swap

I am using bpxwmigf uss command to help to migrate from HFS to ZFS, and also from a ZFS to another (extended) ZFS. It is very useful and reliable. But sometimes it fails to swap to the new ZFS due to message : status.......: swap deferred at 08:31...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / USS 0 Planned for future release

z/OS LDAP Support for AT-TLS

z/OS LDAP should either add support for AT-TLS or provide instructions for using LDAP while AT-TLS is active.
over 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

Notify DFSMShsm users when automatic functions do not complete within a specified amount of time.

HSM has automatic functions which run for a certain amount of time that can be varied. At times, an automatic function, such as migration, may get hung and not complete. Provide the capability of noting when a function does not complete within spe...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 3 Planned for future release

SDSF XDC Panel Include DD name or DSID

Currently when using XDC to print output from a job in SDSF it only displays the JOBNAME and JOBNUMBER. This is fine if you are only using it once. However, if you have multiple XDC commands going on at one time, then when you hit ENTER, it is not...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Planned for future release

Add Dataset support to the SDBM backend

Don't see that recomendation from https://ibmsecurity.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/AMDS-I-334 that new RFE has been opened.But we're interested of same feature to handle racf dataset profiles from SDBM backend. z/OS 2.4 has added DATASET support to the R_A...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Planned for future release

RMM SEARCHDATASET/SEARCHVOLUME with WRITEDATE enhancement

Our customer had requested FITS MR0502135119 and OA45286 for CRDATE was created. This enables to specify creation time as a criteria in the RMM SEARCHVOLUME/SEARCHDATASET subcommands. But now our customer would like to want the enhancement for WRI...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS RMM 0 Planned for future release

include CopyPool Records in DCOLLECT Output

The DCOLLECT function should include informations about copypools.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 3 Planned for future release

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