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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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copy/paste information in -CE label of dataaggregate

Currently, it is not possible to copy / paste the segment description in -CE label of a dataaggregate to put it in a text editor (ultraedit, word..Etc). This practice was very regular before.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Allow multiple Filter Criteria per Column in FA IDz Plug-In

We have a request to allow filtering in FA IDz Plug-in on multiple criteria per Column. For example a Developer is responsible for multiple Applications and would like to see only those and not all available entries. Instead of changing and applyi...
over 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

Update of AD audit for new services

AD audit needs to be improved with information from new services and better metrics report.As well as better search criteria

Must be able to identify package creator throughout entire package life-cycle

We need the ability to track the id of the person who initially created a package throughout its lifetime, at all points along a migration path, and to have that information available via all the various CM interfaces.
over 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Add CA Reclaim dataset attribute to DADB

Since the introduction of CA Reclaim a new data set attribute in the SMS Info category has been available displaying CA Reclaim status. The DADB collection in OMEGAMON does not capture this value. In addition this attribute flag should be availabl...
about 5 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON AI for Storage / Product functionality 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer: Workloads CICS routing

View all routing regions and see which workloads they are routing for.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect JSON Parser needs to handle large numbers and not round numeric values

When processing a large number (One that is too large to be represented by a signed 64-bit binary value) the IBM JSON parser raises an error - because it regards the value as 'not numeric'. Also, if a number has decimal positions and has more than...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Add filter for JOBNAME to KM5ASPO and similar panels in the e3270UI

Add filter for JOBNAME in KM5ASPO and any panel listing JOBS or Address Spaces
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 5 Delivered

Add filter for LPAR NAME in KM5LPRO3 and similar panels

Add FILTERCOLS='LPARNAME' to KM5LPRO3 and any other panels listing LPARs. This customization has been tested and implemented at the customer site but the users prefer that it become an official feature of the product.
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Delivered

Eliminate resource constraints for z/TPF WebSphere MQ

With the increased usage of z/TPF MQ the core storage used to hold messages in z/TPF should use storage above the 2G bar. Currently the storage used is SWBs which is below the 2G bar. In addition to moving the core storage above the bar, z/TPF MQ ...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered