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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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Listing GDG bases & their attributes on cluster level instead of dataset level

In the RDM (and in the TEP) we could see all GDG datasets with GDG level, Max Datasets in GDG, but it's not summarized by GDG BASE. Information on cluster level is not shown. It wil be helpful to see it on cluster level and it will help in better ...
over 1 year ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS / Reporting 1 Future consideration

Enable CPSM EYU9XLOP as threadsafe in CICS

Need CPSM routing code (EYU9XLOP) to run threadsafe in routing region
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enhancement to modify the PWFI parameter without restarting the region

Actually, when we want to made some operation on DB2, we have to change the PWFI Status to NO in order to remove the active THREAD and not to keep it. For changing the PWFI status, we have to restart the region. Is it possible to remove this resta...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / All components 1 Not under consideration

IMS catalog API (DFS3CATQ) sample program

The customer considers using IMS Catalog API to get DBD or ACB from user program, but no sample program is provided. DBRC API provides a sample program DSPAPSMP in the IMS.ADFSSMPL library. Could you please provide a sample program of IMS Cata...
11 months ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Planned for future release

CICS Counter API needs ability to list counters defined

The CICS Counter (and DCounter) APIs, give users the following commands: DEFINE COUNTER and DEFINE DCOUNTERDELETE COUNTER and DELETE DCOUNTERGET COUNTER and GET DCOUNTERQUERY COUNTER and QUERY DCOUNTERREWIND COUNTER and REWIND DCOUNTERUPDATE COUNT...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Support DBFUMIN0 with DBRC=N under the IMS Managed ACB environment

We typically use DBFUMIN0 utility with DBRC=N to format ADS because we could save time to spend DBFUMRI0 utility. We do not format ADS during online transaction processing by using DBFUMRI0, but we use DBFUMIN0 with DBRC=N to format ADS, then...
over 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Future consideration

Use of wildcards in the search option SMU

The use of wildcards in the search option of the SA widgets in SMU. Now you can only filter by default on the beginning of the name or you have to set all kinds of filters (e.g.: starts with and ends with).
almost 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

IDz: Copy/Paste only works in one direction

e want to use copy and paste while working with the project view and the remote system explorer. We tried it in both directions but only the way from the project explorer to the host worked. There is a workaround with drag and drop but I wonder wh...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Not under consideration

IDZ V14.2.0 Browsing a remote sequential file not possible unlike TSO

In Remote Systems view (z/OS Projects perspective), if I open a remote file to edit it, my colleagues can neither browse nor view this file whereas if they work directly with TSO they can read the file in browse or view mode. IDZ displays a pop-up...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

IDz - Extending JCL Property Group

IDz works with Property Groups in order to be able to detect for instance copybooks. This should be enhanced for JCL members so we can use the include. This does work for remote members, but we need it as well for elements in the Project Explorer,...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

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