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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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Enterprise Cobol - Pseudo figurative constants "max-value" and "min-value"

In some processing, we need to assign the greatest possible value, or the smallest possible value, to a data-item, without necessarily knowing the PICTURE and the USAGE of this data-item (processing carried out by COPYBOOKs of general interest) . ...
over 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Future consideration

Fast Name Search or Filter for Data Items in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide fast name search or filter functionality for data items.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, the filter function was too slow to be used at all.In financial and insurance systems, most programs handle ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Copy and compare test entries in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide the function to copy and compare whole values of one test entry with a single click.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, we copied by selecting the cell range.However, when the number of data items is ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Make CRUISE Startup more like ZUDFM INIT

We had a situation where automation must have been running behind, so an operator started a CRUISE Capture job and before it completed, automation started. So we had this sequence:START job (by functional entry twice) and before it completed, STAR...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 0 Future consideration

The interface to update Special Resources from System Automation uses high CPU

When we do changes to System Automation and refresh the system automation policy, TWS users excessive CPU updating the special resources STATUS (message EQQQ504I). Please can you review the code and make the interface more efficient.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 3 Future consideration

Check on Jobclass parameter in operation details

Unfortunately there is no check if the value defined in the Jobclass field in the operation details of an operation with a Computer (CPU) Workstation is empty or incorrect. A solution will be that there will be a check if the jobclass value will m...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

SMU - Extension eezdocker.sh with command for restart UAA only

The eezdocker.sh script supports the most common commands to execute commands in the SMU container.With the Restart option, only the entire container can currently be restarted, which causes the application to be interrupted.So it would be desirab...
over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Future consideration

Possibility to have multiple WLM resource names in the application info panel

The number of wlm resource names in the PDB's application info panel shouldn't be limited to only 3 names per Application. Users should be able to add as many wlm_resources as they might need.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

NOPs in AD should be 'not in CP' selectable by customer

The NOPs in Application Database (at AD level) should be flagged for 'do not come into Current Plan' by customer, so that the NOP is not taken over in CP by ExtendCP or Replan daily planning (and ModifyLTP?) jobs. Dependency resolution must be han...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Show all external dependencies in one panel

At operation level, all external dependencies including the new application dependencies should be listed. The new application dependencies prevent an operation to be started, this should be visible in one panel, else the user must always check fo...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration