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SDSF

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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

SDSF - update CFS panel in column Encrypt

While the SDSF 'CFS' panel provides a great overview for all details of the structure including encryption details, it would be great if the panel can incorporate the feasibility of encryption or not by structure type. By design, structures from t...
4 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

Save the selection of the “Retain Last Selection” option after leaving the SDSF Panel

With z/OS 3.1 a new option "Retain last selection" for the SDSF confirmation of action characters was introduced. The Retain last selection option can be used to default the action character confirmation with the last used value for the duration t...
4 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Not under consideration

SDSF to provide a display/panel for System Recovery Boost (SRB) for Middleware Subsystems on z16 showing boost eligibility and if boost has actually occurred along with type of boost.

There is currently no way to determine whether a Middleware Subsystem running on a z16 is eligible for BOOST without going into the WLM Service Definition --> Classification Rules --> STC and then paging right to check the BOOST column. Not ...
10 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

SDSF ISFLOG REXX requirement

While searching the string in SYSLOG using ISFLOG there is option to print the Matching Lines and subsequent lines to the Matching String (by using isflinelim ). I would like to introduce a new feature to Print Previous Lines of the matching String .
7 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Accumulative PREFIX

To monitor multiple tasks without constantly resetting PREfix. Ex. During performance tests, I want to watch CTG*, CICS*, DB2*. I would like to see those 3....and only those 3 on 1 screen. So....something like Pre CTG*. Then +PRE CICS*. Then +Pre ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / SDSF 2 Functionality already exists

Support extended highlighting in custom health checks

SDSF 3.1 adds a feature for extended highlighting in health check reports. These drastically improve readability of extensive check outputs. Right now, custom health checks are not supported and therefore can't make use of the new feature. SDSF an...
8 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 1 Future consideration

SDSF panel CFS doesn't show primary duplexed structures

The CFS SDSF panel can be very useful when it comes to checking upon CF structures allocation. Whenever we have to start a new CFRM policy either for moving structures or migrating CF images we use it to check the placement of the structures after...
12 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Add option in SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set global default TSO logon procedure

Having an option in the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin settings to set a global default TSO logon procedure for all z/OSMF users would be beneficial, as this will allow users to start using the SDSF z/OSMF Plugin right away with minimal user intervention.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

SDSF Support Next DS and Prev DS from individual Dataset

Enable the Next and Prev command when viewing an individual spool file. This is currently supported if the view is of the entire JOB. Specifically, to use the SDSF terminology, please allow 'switching' to the Next or Previous dataset when the curr...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

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