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Please modify Fault Analyzer to add the ability to QUIET the IDI0001I message.

Customer would like the ability to suppress (QUIET), the IDI0001I message.
over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Route rexx SAY output to the JOB LOG for the Analysis Control User Exit

Output from the SAY or TRACE commands to the JOB LOG or MESSAGES. It is documented in the manual that to see the SAY or TRACE output you had to use the IDITRACE DD. If the output would always appear for a JOB/TASK then the messages we put out in t...
almost 13 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Allow Changes To Default History File Allocation.

When a user copies a fault out of FA into a private library, the defaults for allocating the new file are: 100 Cylinders 25 Cylinders F (1-3 alphabetic characters) LIBRARY (LIBRARY or PDS) 100 (25-9999999) The product should be changed to allow th...
over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow FCH function in FM GUI

Request for Find Change (FCH) function in File Manager GUI.
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Allow for a better way to control SSIDs listed on panel DB2 Subsystem Selection

Provide options on macros FMN2POPI and/or FMN2SSDM that will allow for a way to display only the SSIDs on panel DB2 Subsystem Selection, which are specified on FMN2SSDM macros. Customer would like to do this without adding DISPLAY=HIDDEN on FMN2SS...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager Load Module Compare to handle modules with EDIT=NO Binder parameter

Allow the File Manager Load Module Compare feature to list module information when the module is bound/linked using the EDIT=NO parameter. The Binder parameter EDIT=NO permanently deletes the data the Binder Compress, compresses. As such, the modu...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager member copy - fix to permit mass member prefix renames

When attempting to use the DSC function to change the PREFIX of PDS members, the product fails.Syntax used -$$FILEM DSC INPUT=DDIN, $$FILEM OUTPUT=DDOUT, $$FILEM MEMBER=DB2A*, ** INPUT MEMBER PATTERN $$FILEM MEMOUT=XDDB2A* ** OUTPUT MEMBER RENAME ...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager: Allow multiple datasets in the Find/Change Utility Panel

In the Find/Change Utility Panel we can only specify one dataset., where the customer (ING Bank, The Netherlands) wants to be able to specify multiple datasets.
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow editing of segmented records using Record Descriptor Words (RDW).

The customer is not able to add/remove segments to variable length records using File Manager. With File Aid, they were able to add/remove thesesegments with the RDW being automatically recalculated/updated. Customer is a C/C++ shop and would pref...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic Installation

Some options during installation of the PD Tools are done by UserMod. All changes for the mentioned CSI ahve to be done via SMP/E ie. RESTORE, REJECT (or REDO), USERMOD and Copy in the actual system. In the LE we have techniques to do them dynamic...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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