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    Extend dataset masking enhancements to Clone rules

    CTC recently enhanced dataset masking support for history dataset selection. These same enhancements should be extended to dataset clone rules.
    about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

    Reduce S3 calls when idle

    When CTC is idle it continues to perform status requests to ensure a target cloud server is available. CTC should be modified to allow a known CTC server connection to go "Idle" until a new transfer request is received. At that time it can issue a...
    5 months ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

    Possibility to install IDz v17 in z/OSMF mode

    So far only IDz EE has a ServerPac package in ShopZ to be installed with z/OSMF, so customer needs to request IDz EE licences as a workaround
    6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 1 Future consideration

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    CTCz should be included in zD&T.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Enable tape level encryption in CTC VTE component

    Provide an encryption option with CTC's VTE component to enable host based encryption of system tape.
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Show the days before expiration or the expiration date in the Cloud Dataset Display

    In the display of the cloud dataset (panel choice 3 of the ISPF interface) there are a lot of information but not the expiration date or the days before expiration of each listed dataset. To know this data you need to run the expiration utility ba...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Promotion of Remote Syntax Check

    We need a visibility enhancement for the Remote syntax check function in order for the developpers to see it fastly and use it more than what they are currently do.
    about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 5 Future consideration

    HOLDDATA for ADF products - Support FIXCAT and ERRSYSMODS reports

    Add and update Enhanced HOLDDATA (http://service.software.ibm.com/holdata/390holddata.html) for all ADF FMIDs.Currently, each product must be checked individually: * Explorer for z/OS - http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047906#311...
    over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Future consideration

    special non-IBM Enterprise COBOL statement

    Compile of program was successful but using RDZ it got parsing errors
    about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

    Two stage suspend process to allow trasnfers to be blocked while recalls can continue

    A two stage suspend process would allow the transfer of tapes offsite to be suspended while recalls are allowed to continue. The level of the suspend would be a parm option on the VLTSUS modify command. Currently VLTSUS has a parm values of Y or N...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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