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Status Not under consideration
Categories Host Install
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 10, 2012

RDz Remote z/OS search - adding support for tape

Currently if you do 'Remote z/OS search', RDz can not find a dataset if it is being allocated on the tape, only if it is allocated on DASD. Please refer to PMR 93064,180,000. This is a very important feature.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
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    Oct 8, 2012

    We feel this is a valid requirement but delivery within the RFE 2 year window is not likely. Please resubmit in 12-18 months for reconsideration if still valid.

  • Guest
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    Sep 20, 2012

    I don't understand your question. This is just a regular sequential file on tape. No libraries.

  • Guest
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    Aug 27, 2012

    Can you please provide some further clarification of the usecase. We're not sure what "a dataset if it is being allocated on the tape" mean. Are you using some kind of library system that allows z/OS application to read the file on the tape as if it on the disk ?