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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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Hyperswap in DR Campus for a 4 Sites Solution

We are moving to a 4 Sites solution using MGM and we would like that this solution add the possibility to perform Hyperswap in the DR Campus.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Gouping filters

While I love the product one of the frustrating aspects of it is the long list of remote systems filters that I have. While I need everyone I don't need everyone every day and trying to fined the one I need can get time consuming. I'm aware that t...
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 5 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Provide tooling to identify build dependencies resulting from code changes.

When code changes are made today, the accuracy and completeness of the list of impacted components that need to be rebuilt is dependent on: a) Developer knowledge of the type of impact that result from code changes of varying types. b) Manual scan...
10 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / Other 1 Not under consideration

Configure replacement for OR expression "|" in PL/1 Editor

Since the "|" character, which is used for the OR expression is not well reachable on lots of keyboard layouts, customers tend to assign the "!" instead of "|" in their Environment. In Z/os file mappings for PL/1, it is already possible to re-defi...
10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

add new field to AUDITLOG with CPU Usage

It would be interesting if on zWS/TWS/IZWS/IWS auditlog could have the batch job cpu usage added to it. Having CPU usage of the batch completed/failed/etc on it would open possibility for new reports on the tool and also not to have have to create...
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Advanced Auto-Formatting Options for COBOL Editor

We'd like to have more options to influence the syntax-formatter in COBOL editor. At the moment there are few options for intention on IF oder WHEN etc... I wish some more options: 1) Intention for WHEN relative to EVALUATE2) Intention for the tex...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Future consideration

IDz 15 capability reduction configuration switch

Similarly to the option -DdisablePersonalizationQuestionnaire=true we need an option like -DdisableCapabilityConfiguration=true to disable the new functionality in IDz 15 that configures which capabilities are enabled when the workbench is started.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement of Db2 SYSADM authority to access the IZPCA panels to perform specific functions.

DB2 SYSADM is the highest level of administrative authority at a DB2 subsystem level. Users with SYSADM authority can run some utilities and issue some database and database manager commands within the instance. A user with SYSADM authority can gr...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

DFHLIST automatically defined and installed by CICS; not on LIST=

DFHLIST automatically defined and installed by CICS; not on LIST=. If were automatically defined by CICS; would free up one of the 4 LIST= slots. items in DFHLIST needed in order for CICS to start; why not define automatic as part of the CICS init...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Logical grouping of z/os Connect server nodes into Tiers

Allow zCEE servers to be logically grouped into Tiers on AppD dashboards rather than single node per Tier - the same as for CICS regions.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

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