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PINNED Respect $HOME/.config/go/env
After adding eval $(/path/to/goz-env) in .profile, each time I log in to OMVS, I get 3 or 4 lines about $COMPILER_PATH. Can you add config to turn this off, please? Second, even if I have $HOME/.config/go/env (per XDG spec), go env says that `go` ...
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    Setting to disable advanced remote error feedback

    With the advanced problems view integration of DBB User build, the build is automatically equipped with the --errPrefix cli argument for the build framework. Some build framework implementations might not support creating the error feedback file, ...
    1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

    Automated check of RSEAPI host component version level

    IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code should automatically check the RSEAPI host component version level and validate if it is on a supported level. For example when the user is on the Welcome Page, in the prerequisites section: In case RSEAPI is dete...
    1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration
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    Issue an alert when IMS virtual storage usage reaches a threshold.

    An ABEND occurred in the customer's system due to run out of IMS CTL region size. Currently, usage is checked during periodic termination, but unexpected increases in usage cannot be detected during running, so the customer has strongly requested...
    9 months ago in IMS System Services 0 Future consideration

    Disambiguate DB2 Members Across Sysplexes in Health Insights Filters

    Current Challenge: IntelliMagic DB2 Health Insights, Sections (Health Exceptions / Db2 ) report (e.g., reports like BP Health, GBP Health, etc.) currently do not identify the Sysplex/System from which a Db2 Data Sharing Group or standalone Db2 mem...
    2 months ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 4 Future consideration

    Update GETPW to support PASS Phrase

    As we migrate away from password and to Pass Phrase, it would be a requirement that IBM support Pass Phrase for the NETVIEW GETPW function.
    8 months ago in IBM Z NetView 2 Future consideration

    Add new keyword to retry DBD allocation during TAKEOVER phase to prevent abend when database is in use

    We are requesting a new option in ORF to delay dataset allocation retries by a configurable X-minute interval, with up to Y retry attempts. This would align with Db2’s behavior of reattempting writer drains during reorganization, helping to avoid ...
    6 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Future consideration

    Update audit interceptor to set SMF123S1_CLIENT_IP_ADDR to value of X-Forwarded-For when available

    Where requests are routed through load balancers and gateways the current SMF123S1_CLIENT_IP_ADDR value does not reflect the true IP address of the client, rather it holds the value of the gateway/load balancer. We require to know the true value w...
    6 months ago in z/OS Connect 2 Future consideration

    Enhancement to the RAMFIL USER statement

    We have source sipfil.cpy components that are shared among VIPs. We are in the process of building a loosely coupled system with different CPUIDs for each front end/backend pair. We would like a way to keep the sipfil.cpy source common where they ...
    7 days ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

    Add native support to Netview for running Python scripts in addition to REXX

    With the current focus from IBM/zOS on advancing capabilities and adoption of modern programming languages on the Mainframe it would be nice to see native capabilities added to Netview to execute Python scripts in addition to REXX. While REXX is a...
    7 months ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

    Stream DC Queue Manager Trace report in JSON format to Analytics platform

    It would be great to get the DC Queue Manager Trace report directly in an analytics platform, as we already have the possibility to send Transaction Transit list report. The idea would be to stream the input messages (in a consolidated format) of ...
    5 months ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

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