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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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Enhance functionality of WITH clause to operate with DELETE and UPDATE in DB2 SQL statements like others flavours of SQL

Enhance functionality of WITH clause to operate with DELETE and UPDATE in DB2 SQL statements like others flavors of SQL (T-SQL AND Oracle SQL). Our team uses IBM DB2 11.1.4.4 Database Server for development activities. We see limitations of DB2 SQ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow CICS to use 2GIG page frames

Hi, We are a heavy users of CICS Data tables. We load millions of records in many regions to Data tables. We observed that CICS uses all the real memory(4TB per Lpar limit) but still couldn't load all the data we would want. We then reached IBM C...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Include User Fields in DWC Monitor Workload job column.

We need to have a column in DWC with the user field enabled in Monitor Workload (job and critical job). This column should be editable to write and see comments about the job manage. In ISPF pannel this field can enable in handling error pannel, s...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 3 Future consideration

Keep track of DFHCSD and BAS changes not only on JESJOBS sysout but also on the repository itself for future investigation

when the cics resources are changed or excluded the messages are displayed only at the jesjobs sysouts and it is missed after a cics recycle, becoming impossible to track the before image.
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Limit the speed and heap memory usage of the CDP batch SMF load procedure HBOJBCO2

When using batch SMF load procedure HBOJBCO2, it runs too fast which the subscriber like kafka can not process the records at the same speed, then HBOJBCO2 will cause flood the CDP dsta streamer to store the smf records into memory and use out of ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

IDZ Software Analyzer Custom Rules - Create Rule for JCL components for JCL files and Copybook components for Copybook files

The java package for creating COBOL custom rules under IDZ Software Analyzer only support cobol components. An interface is created for Copybook components but no class is created for Copybook components. This is similar to the case for JCL compon...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

Empty results form DB2 query should show column with no entries like previous data source explorer

If you do a query that returns no results there is no visual notification of that fact.
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

JCL Include option for impact analysis in ADDI analyse client

1.Unable to get information of JCL include via the JCL job in ADDI analyse client(zOS explorer) . 2.there is no option available for JCL include type in resource type to validate the jobs which are using it. Impact: if include member is changed , ...
6 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Modify the Access Requirements to Install and Support the Software to minimum Level Required Rather then SYSADM.

SYSADM access is too broad for an Application to need. This will allow for better usage and support then having to hand off tasks between areas for installs, adding components and maintenance.
11 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

Support the GOHOME procedures with C devices in a pending.xd.c status

We would like GDPS to support Support the GOHOME procedures with C devices in a pending.xd.c status. See TS003602059 for detail.
over 4 years ago in GDPS 8 Not under consideration

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