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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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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

The communication between DWC & DB2 (any RDBMS) needs to be encrypted)

When using the DWC for querying the Historical or Statistical tables the communication should be configurable to use encryption - TLS.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 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

CICS statistics fields sometimes turn negative or don't make sense

One of the fields this problem happens to is Storage Manager: Dynamic Storage Areas Statistics field SMSGMREQ ( Getmain Requests ). By common sense, this field should never be negative. But the Cobol version of DFHSMSDS defines this field as signe...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CICS should shutdown when its initiated via EXCI program that issues a PERFORM SHUTDOWN

CBAC product could be made more useful to customers.
6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Build Map to include Source PDS apart from GIT Path

As a part of COBOL Build the PDS from where a COPYBOOK/DCLGEN dependency is resolved can be extracted and stored in Build Map along with ISPF stats attached to the member. This will help in detecting changes made to the dependency when the COBOL e...
6 months ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Functionality already exists

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

New System Automation Policy Report for Runtokens

System Automation had RUNTOKENS introduced with release 3.4. However, there is a need to visualize which RUNTOKENS exist for a system and which APL's have which RUNTOKENS currently assigned.This should be done as a Policy Database Report.This is t...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 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

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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