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IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS

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    Enable AAM to run in a passive mode

    Enable AAM to be configured in such a way to see system events without interfering with intervention by other tools. This capability can be leveraged to refine AAM INCLUDE processing based on actual system workload before full activation.
    4 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance event reporting to include additional detail

    The event reporting utility should provide additional detail relative to the event ACTIVITY similar to the additional detail included in AAM messaging. When an allocation is update, old and new allocation values should be documented, when volume c...
    6 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance SMF reporting utility to make more user friendly

    AAM Event Reporting should be enhanced to specify relative GDG dataset names and/or an SMF_INDD parameter to allow for JCL based dataset name references. A PROC can also be shipped to facilitate common local customization.
    6 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Offline VOLSERs should not impact NOT_CATLG_2 processing

    When processing NOT_CATLG_2 if the cataloged VOLSER for the old dataset is offline AAM can get an error attempting to scratch the catalog entry. AAM should be able to either proceed with normal NOT_CATLG_2 processing or take a different action.
    7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    AAM should issue a WTOR to alert when an attempt is made to activate an invalid RULEDEF

    When an attempt to activate a RULEDEF fails due to a syntax error AAM generates scrollable messages and keeps processing with the current rules. AAM should issue a WTOR to notify the storage administrator or the error and to provide a RULEDEF or c...
    7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Allow for 'AAMplex' command processing

    When AAM is running in a SYSplex, if all tasks are have the same name the MVS ROUTE command can be used to send the same command to all LPARs. Outside of a SYSplex this may not be possible in which case the same command needs to be issued on any n...
    7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Enhance existing R/W variable support with R/O variables

    AAM introduced R/W variables which can be used to store constants for later evaluation. AAM should consider all selection criteria as R/O variables which can also be stored in the R/W variables for later evaluation.
    9 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Enable support for DD DUMMY

    When DUMMY is coded on the DD statement it is bypassed by AAM, but it is possible to code additional allocation keywords like UNIT=. If UNIT= specifies an unknown ESOTERIC the job will fail even with DUMMY specified. AAM cannot be used to override...
    9 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Allow multiple selections for DSORG selection keyword

    Enhance the DSORG selection keyword to allow for multiple selections to enable OR processing for an INCLUDE statement. Only allowing a single selection requires multipe duplicate INCLUDE statements which complicates the rule definitions and subseq...
    11 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Space Abends in Sort and others

    The client is looking for a solution to get rid of ALL space abends. My client is looking for a solution to get rid of x37 space abends. We have recommended regular volume additions, periodic JCL review, SORT tuning exercises etc as IBM best pract...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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