IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

Add a new idea Subscribe
Status Submitted
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Remote System Explorer
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 1, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Member Versions should not get Deleted When Copying from PDSE to PDSEv2 in IDz

Case updated by IBM - TS020854199

26 November 2025, 09:12 AM CST - Severity 3

Case Title

Member Versions Deleted When Copying from PDSE to PDSEv2 in IDz

IBM Support Commented


Hello Naren



Thanks for opening this case.


I have checked the behavior you described, and can reproduce it consistently on both IDz 16 and 17.


I checked with the developers, who confirmed this is the expected behavior, when a dataset member is pasted into a dataset which contain a member with the same name, it is not considered as a new generation, but as a replacement. New generations only happen when the member itself is modified and saved.



If you would like this behavior to change, then this would be considered an enhancement request / idea, at the below URL :


https://ibm-z-software-portal.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/?project=IDZ



The ideas are directly reviewed and commented by the IBM Product developer and managers and would not require technical support involvement.



Please let me know if you have additional questions about this, or if I should otherwise close this case.



Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Idea priority Urgent

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.