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Avoiding error message "IOS000I EOD" for File Manager TLB function.

System:z/OS which uses File Manager TLB function. Actor: File Manager TLB function is used for checking Tape Label information. Description: File Manager TLB function outputs tape label information, the VOLSER, dataset name, etc... But if the tape...
over 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

DFSMShsm FRRECOV command enhancement

System: Product DFSMShsm on z/OS 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4Actor: System programmer needing new feature We support a big ERP business (CIO Quote 2 Cash iERP client) and as for our backup strategy we use IBM Flashcopy combined with IBM DB2 Backup system utili...
over 4 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Future consideration

Performance improvements reuested when using the built in Remote Connection Emulator under IDz 16.0.2

Compared to standalone host connection emulator software like PCOMM, the built in Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) under IDz 16.02 is slower in performance when navigating ISPF screens and entering commands. The usability of the RCE could be impro...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Standalone Dump support in GDPS AutoIPL

In order to allow prompt response in the scenario of a system failure, automating a standalone dump taking upon system failure is a key process for collecting essential diagnostic information and at the same time allow prompt recovery of system to...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 7 Future consideration

TACM should use zIIP engines during ie EXPLORE function

Heavy EXPLORE(reporting functions) running through all catalogs have a high GP cost. In examples we face turnaround times of 100 minutes with a GP cost of 12 minutes. Here an explore sample that gives above numbers: EXPLORE - DSN-LISTFILE(OUT) - C...
5 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Enhance SET_SQTY to work during the EXTEND environment

SET_SQTY can only be used to assign a secondary allocation during the ALLOCATION environment, but it would also be useful to alter the secondary allocation during the EXTEND environment based on other detectable conditions.

DELAY statement under CICS for millisecond range

Presently the DELAY statement in Enterprise PLI/I for z/OS supports milliseconds only for Batch – under CICS-Environment it rounds down to the nearest second. It would be helpful if it also works for CICS in the millisecond range – especially if t...
30 days ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

Additional validation of input arrival date in 5.1 panel

When adding an application in 5.1 at 23:59 and confirming it at 0:01 the input arrival date will be the one set at 23:59. It is causing that variables like '%OYMD' inside jobs will be provided by the date from the previous day. Additionally, when ...
30 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Exit blocking unencrypted CICS outbound connections

In todays IT world, where business security is top priority, it would be useful to have a possibility of blocking unencrypted outbound CICS TCPIP connections (WebServices, HTTP connection).
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Simplified mechanism for surfacing GDPS operational alerts

There are 100's or more of Warning and Error level messages that GDPS will display based on ecosystem issues. Not every message needs immediate vs delayed attention. We would like to see an easily customizable mechanism for selectively surfacing “...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration