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PITA1201-384 GDPS - History-Log for all GDPS-actions. (Wolfgang Dungl)

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: CN=Arlene Berchtold/OU=Poughkeepsie/O=IBMSubmitters Company: IT Austria PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PITA1201-384 GDPS - History-Log for all GDPS-actions. (Wolfgang Dungl)Homework Assigned: NoRequirement Categ...
over 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Planned for future release

Need a confirmation message when a cold start to SFS server is attempted

Provide a warning message when a cold start of SFS server is performed. This would help avoid any accidental loss to data.
over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 3 Not under consideration

Need awareness in Abstracts to macro/header updates that affect current displacements

I originally reported this in PMR 14604,004,000, and was asked to move it to an RFE instead. Description: If IBM changes a macro or header in such a way that it moves displacements of existing fields, and/or removes existing fields, that informati...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

[Tous clients]Supprimer le warning "For a given name, the SegmentCall must precede the DataElementCall." de RPP

Bonjour,En ouvrant le workspace local de migration sous RPP, j'ai plusieurs Warning nomm?s "For a given name, the SegmentCall must precede the DataElementCall." (plusieurs cas sur Ameriprise par exemple). Vu avec Jacques, ces warnings n'ont pas de...
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Is a defect

RDz: Add ZOOM command line feature to enable content assist for input dataset from JCL member

1) Add operation to activate feature by keyword ZOOM from command line2) Allow content assist functionality of browse, edit, view of input dataset in JCL member3) Add menu selection to work with input data set in content assist
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

max occurs 'unbounded'

User states 'The workaround works but not when maxOccurs is ?unbounded?. 03 testOperationResponse. 06 serviceSettings. 09 releaseSchedule. 12 releaseTimes2-num PIC S9(9) COMP-5 SYNC. 12 releaseTimes OCCURS 100. 15 Xtime PIC X(5). 15 amPM PIC X(255...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Access Librarian files with File Manager Compare old and new files

Belk is using an ISV product to compare CA-Librarian files. File Manager supports use of Librarian copy books but not as files during a comparison operation. This requirement may use the CA-Librarian SUBSYS implementation, an optional setup for Li...
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Avoidance of repettive HourGlass ACES scans in AGGELIG

This is a dramatic CPU-time reduction request. HourGlass processing is controlled by an "ACES", a table in ECSA strorage. The table contains information on whether and how to change the local time during a TIME service call. This is done by runnin...
almost 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Continuos Data Collection CDC - collect new data related to TCP application defined in the NSD

Collect data with CDC to help to refine the quality of services parameters for applications defined in the Network Service Database
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

NOTIMESLICE PAT attribute can cause CTL-588

Hi. A NOTIMESLICE PAT attribute causing a CTL-588. In this case the code issuing the PAUSC is in global clocks, which is something that has been in place for quite some time. This code is issuing a PAUSC every minute to synchornize the clocks. The...
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration