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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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Provide an option at the time of installing a component to not install tables where no reports are provided in the product.

When a component is installed give the customers the option to not install tables with no real usage or reporting built into the software and add to the documentation that these tables are just "nice to haves".
9 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Properly resolve a user's TSO prefix

For the odd shops like ours where a TSO prefix is not the user's ID, this can cause a lot of ZOAU commands/python invocations to fail. ZOAU tries to allocate temporary work datasets under the user's "prefix", but it seems to just grab the user's I...
over 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Functionality already exists

Bring SQL-Compiler-Suboptions into LoadModule, especially ATTACH(TSO/CAF/ULI)

We try to find out whit compiler options are used for some programs on load library. When using the FM-LoadModule-Analyzer, we can list the compiler options of the load modules. If the program uses SQL, we see "SQL" as COBOL-option, but not the us...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Planned for future release

Validate zUnit playbackfile in DTR runtime

When pushing a zUnit testcase in a pipeline (and maybe other places) the playbackfile isn't validating with possible result a testcase is run forever (or until canceled). The functionality to validate the playback file is present in ZVTP and would...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

ADDI: dynamic resolution algorithm does not support Pointers

the dynamic resolution algorithm does not support Pointers, therefore calls like the one below are not resolved: CALL CBLTDLI-ProcPointer USING Dummy-P03 Dummy-P04 Dummy-P05 Dummy-P06
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer Install requires additional function

When installing BAS definitions using CICS Explorer, the user can select which CICS regions to perform the install on but has no ability to specify additional options. (See attachment "Explorer Install"). However on the WUI several additional opti...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Future consideration

GDPS CA UI filter for the workload components

When Displaying the workload components in the UI for the workload , Ability to filter only the lines with status active,
about 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Future consideration

Query and Set the Fence status of Db2 IMS and VSAM for GDPS CA workload

This is will be a useful command to query the fence status of the databases, before the switch process, Also ability to set fence / unfence the databases to put it back in a right state so the next workload switch will work without failure
about 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Planned for future release

Add an option to Refresh dependencies and SYSLIB automatically (in one shot) during Remote syntax check

Requested evolution :Refresh dependencies AND refresh SYSLIB automatically in one shot, during the Remote syntax check. For example, during Remote Syntax check, a window can be displayed, asking for several choice like :1/ "Refresh dependencies an...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 6 Future consideration

Requesting a native batch job method to run the CL/SS NTD DIALOG commands with reporting capability

I can issue a system console command to run the NTD DIALOG , or even set up a batch job to run an IEFBR14 to run the system command, to run the NTD DIALOG, but is there a way to set up a batch job (JCL) that directly runs a CL/SS NTD DIALOG ?
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

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