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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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Resume TPIPE auto and explicite acknowledgement support in CCI implementations of the IMS TM Resource Adapter

The IMS TM Resource Adapter supports two implementations: A message-driven bean (MDB) and a Common Client Interface (CCI) implementation. When using the CCI implementation currently the resume TPIPE auto option can't be used for callout message pr...
over 3 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

zUnit: PLI-Support for the return-code (PLIRETC)

The test case editor of zUnit does not recognizes the return code for a PLI program (PLIRETC) and therefore no expected value can be specified.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Future consideration

Two stage suspend process to allow trasnfers to be blocked while recalls can continue

A two stage suspend process would allow the transfer of tapes offsite to be suspended while recalls are allowed to continue. The level of the suspend would be a parm option on the VLTSUS modify command. Currently VLTSUS has a parm values of Y or N...
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Command execution available in IMS ABCODETRAN and ABCODEPROG minor resources

If a transaction (or program) fails there is no way to trigger a command as an answer to the ABEND CODE minor resource fitering. So far only recovery INCLUDE or EXCLUDE as "Code" are allowed options to react. There should be also an option to exec...
about 9 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Verify Add of a ApplicationGroup should keep or abondon dependicies in case of a loop while adding

When adding an application to CP through ISPF panel EQQMAMOL causing a loop you get warned properly (not allowing the add). If you add an applicationgroup causing a loop, you only get a warning meesage in upper right corner. saying “DEP LOOP IN GR...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enhance CTC Active Tasks display

When monitoring active tasks under CTC the display shows total Blocks/Bytes sent and based on elapsed time Blocks/Bytes Per Second. Watching a typical transfer its common to observe the total columns to cycle through periods of increment and pause...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Adjust the time for zAware from UTC to local (eastern)

I started by opening PMR 34594 082 000 and was told that I needed to open a RFE. Customer want you to adjust the time in zAware from UTC to local time (eastern)
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson 2 Future consideration

NetView : allow NETVONLY=cmdname in MRT

Client requests update of the NETVONLY function in MRT message revision table, to allow NETVONLY=cmdname, same as it functions today for CRT command revision table. Reason for this request is there may be compare/evaluation methods used in the MRT...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Refreshing the subsystem of a controller after a new release

After the installation of a new release, the customer must either do an IPL or restart the controller on EACH lpars to upgrade the subsystem.For instance, on a productive system with 12 lpars and 3 IWS instances, the controllers must be restarted ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Remote Pre-processor support for local files

Due to Git usage source code is no longer stored and developed in z/OS rather on the workstation. Presently there is not an IBM solution to invoke and use the Remote pre-processor in IDz on a local file.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration