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LCP (screen VPCPLCS3) : provide a script to export backup details and allow them to be written to a GDG.

When managing the safeguarded capacity multipliers for volumes in LCP, it would be very helpful to be able to see how exceptional volumes have behaved over the last week or so. Currently the 'EXPORT' command in panel VPCPLCS3, " Logical Corruption...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Change IWS Reporting of User Abends as Hex Values to true User Abend Decimal Values

User abends are often bigger than 3 numbers and error codes in IWS are 4 digits. The first digit for a User error is "U" to show it's not a condition code, but now there are only 3 digits for a 4 digit code. So, IWS turns the decimal number to a h...
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

IDZ is unable to use file manager to copy files between sysplex /lpars when MFA is enabled. See Sev2 Case TS016140826 for additional info.

all developers using IDZ in a multiple sysplex / lpar environment.
3 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Make parm ISSUE681=xx also available in an IMS/DC environment

Hi, Option ISSUE681=xx - which specifies the number of DFS681I messages per second within a batch or BMP region - is only available in a IMS DB/DC environment. Due to massive checkpoints in our IMS/DC system, we regularly experienced delays on IMS...
3 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Under review

Support SMF123 subtype 2 V2 record layout

IBM z/OS Connect has recently improved their SMF123 records. We need IZDS to support their new record layouts. zOS Connect recently improved SMF details for API Requesters. SMF123-subtype 2-V2 is an additional new record layout. Here is a link to ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Planned for future release

A right-click on a z/OS Project triggers duplicate calls to the host which slow down the display of the context menu

For example if a z/OS project contains 3 datasets like BUILDER.TEST.LISTING BUILDER.TEST.SRC.COBOL BUILDER.TEST.GENRTED.JCL debug level 2 is enabled on the server side. The user logs in and right-click on the z/OS Project. His rsecomm log shows 2 ...
3 months ago in z/OS Explorer 1 Is a defect

I would like rexx AOFRSCMD to support brackets

everyone using brackets in message id's
3 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Have the ability in Configuration Manager to build the work (WK) datasets ahead of time

Currently Configuration Manager only creates the new STC procs, VTAMLST members, DB2 bind JCL, etc. during the GENERATE step. In larger environments, often different people/groups need to perform different tasks, example the network person/group d...
6 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Setting restriction for updating job status changes in TWS CP

Please enable the prompt confirmation in TWS panel (5.3) for changing the job status. Currently, there is no prompt confirmation for changing the job status via 5.3 -> M (an operation) -> 6 (General) -> Update status . Due to this, human ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

New CICS Start Option to Recover and then shut down

Provide a new CICS start option that would start CICS, connect with all related resource managers (IMS, DB2, MQ, etc.), complete all recovery, and then shutdown without allowing work to start flowing into that CICS. The current CICS startup option...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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