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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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PCOMM to have mouse wheel customizeable

It would be nice if users could configure the mouse wheel on PCOMM settings.This would allow for a way more dynamic scroll on z/OS syslog, netlog, dataset list, dataset contents, etc.Other 3270 emulators already do that and this would be a nice fe...
over 6 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Uncaptured wait time for CICS webservices

We are seeing a high uncaptured wait time for webservice attach tasks.This time should be captured and recorded in the CICS SMF 110 Performance class record. An auxtrace has shown that the uncaptured time is spent suspended waiting for resource 'R...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CEDA ADD GROUP( ) LIST( ) FIRST or LAST Attribute

We only have 2 options when we ADD group to List in CSD, i.e BEFORE and AFTER.It if difficult wjen you working on huge projects like 200 existing lists, which already contains groups.Ex: If we want to add DB2CONN group in list, it should be added ...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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

Client Certificates Authentication support for GDPS GUI

The customer needs Client Certificates Authentication support for GDPS GUI as the customer will no longer allow the users to login with user credentials (userid/password) to access the mainframe.Users are dependent on this support on productive en...
over 3 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Improve Omegamon history panels

Would be possible to improve the Omegamon history panels and export (PF6) on e3270gui/TOM, including the DATE column ? Possibly choosing the columns to be added on the panel/history file. This would apply to all omegamon products using history fun...
6 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Omegamon to show Transaction's service class

Would be possible to include on Omegamon for IMS (e3270gui/TOM), the Service Class associated to each IMS transaction? This information (defined thru WLM) found in other mainframe monitors like mainview, can't be found on other system monitors lik...
6 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

Omegamon to display CPU utilization relative to weight

Would be possible to include on Omegamon for z/OS (e3270gui/TOM), a panel with a clear display of percentage CPU utilization by each LPAR relative to the CEC capacity (all partitions stack to a total of 100%) and the percentage relative to the LPA...
6 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Omegamon to show memory CEC Capacity

Would be possible to include on Omegamon for z/OS (e3270gui/TOM), the total existent memory amount (capacity) for the CEC ? For example: CEC1 has 1TB of memory, where LPAR-A is allocating 256 GB and LPAR-B is allocating 256GB. In this case we woul...
6 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Functionality already exists

Omegamon to display (VFM) Virtual Flash Memory on CEC level

Would be possible to include on Omegamon for z/OS (e3270gui/TOM), the total existent Virtual Flash Memory (VFM) amount for the CEC ? A panel sumarizing the capacity, and the allocation for each LPAR. For example: CEC1 has 1TB of VFM, where LPAR-A ...
6 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 0 Future consideration