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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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Delay debug does not behave like CICS debug

Hi, we found some weird difference in behaviour of z/OS Debugger between CICS and non-CICS profiles (delay debug). Assuming we have a program call chain of PROGA calling PROGB and defining both programs in the debugger profiles. Behaviour in CICS:...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Separation of UserLogs (Generic Data Streams) from Z System Data

After working with User Log files with the ZCDP/ZLDA product, we've come to the opinion that these Application USER LOGS (Generic streams) would be better managed if hosted separately from the standard Z-based infrastructure data stream feeds proc...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Future consideration

MFA-Support for z/OS Extraction utilities

We are migrated to MFA on our Mainframe and cannot use z/OS Extraction utilities! So please enhance zD&T to support MFA for connection to the mainframe.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

Serviceability enhancement to CICS IPCS Formatter for 64-bit storage information, from the SMSGLOBAL block to SM=3

I'd like to request a serviceability enhancement regarding 64-bit storage information which is available at dump time. Please would it be possible to add the information from the SMSGLOBAL block (SMS pagepool stats) to SM=3? It would also be usefu...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

IDz tool. Enterprise Service Tools.New Web Services for CICS Project wizard. Import Source Files. Remote... Browse For File in MVS Files.. Select a File window.

Currently when using this wizard and on this window ALL copybooks with a copybook library are displayed for selection. Please change the Browse For File window to use the same "Short List of elements" functionality like in the regular Remote Syste...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer 1 Future consideration

Additional functionality required for tagging products using "user defined fields" to be extracted by the Inquisitor

Most companies install IBM and ISV products on a single system in their environment (a product install and maintenance system). Then, using some process, propagate the product(s) on Sysres or program product volumes to other systems. Most companie...
over 11 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 5 Future consideration

Support specifying key ring owner in configuration

The ablility to use a site certificate and Keyring that has an owner other then the owner running the started task on mainframe. EX: SITEID/Keyringname instead of EKMFweb/Keyringname Sites that run mulitple web servers can use a single Keyring and...
over 1 year ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Web / UKO for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance capabilities to process TPF and zLinux/zVM data

It's always useful to have one tool to process all types of z systems data. Since IZPCA processes the zOS data, it is more desirable to have the product process zLinus, zVM, TPF(Transaction Processing Facility) in similar manner and generate the k...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

IDZ Software Analyzer Custom Rules - Add in customised message for the rules covering the section

The storage working section might consists of hundred of lines of code and the standard error displayed in this formatting: <File>:<beginning line of section> <rule description>. THis is limitation to look for the line number of ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

Kerberos support for IWSz Reporting (DBOPT)

Currently IWSz requires user ID and password in DBOPT to enable Database connection to DB2 reporting database. We need to eliminate the use of password in DBOPT. Provide Kerberos support to DBOPT for IWSz historical reporting.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration