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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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CMDMON - Show Actual Parent Command issuing command

Have the CMDMON DISPLAY command show the actual REXX procedure that issued the command and not the REXX procedure that started the chain.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Prevent errors with PIPE CZR if CANZLOG data is not available

Prevent message errors if reading CANZLOG data via the PIPE CZR command when part of the time frame is not available.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

IDz headless Code Coverage daemon support CCS call to locate via "testIds"

The current Code Coverage Service RESTful API only support to locate a result via "result id" which we actually don't know in runtime. What we actually know in runtime after executing a code coverage is the "testIds" So we need the API support to ...
almost 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Addtional information on check report

Check report in AD incorrectly miss some information about IDMS components (schemas, subschemas, records and modules)
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Future consideration

customizable values in the generated JCL

The size of the files for generation of JCL (e.g. for Compile Link Debug) is hard coded. That should be customizable.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 0 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

JSON support for IMS PA DEDB Update Activity report (FPDBURPT)

Provide functionality for the IMS DEDB Update Activity report (DD FPDBURPT), to make it possible to send output data to an analytics environment in a JSON format. This will simplify the follow up work for system administrators and also easier to ...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Enable the transmission of chained certificates through a configuration option

The current SSL processing for InetD transmits the first certificate contained in the designated certificate file. Provide an SSL configuration option for InetD, MQ, High-speed connector, etc. to also transmit any chained certificates contained in...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 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

Improve CTC WTO option when set to Y

When performing file upload operations CTC WTO messages can be set to Y or N, with N being the default. When set to N the only indication of activity are SMS dataset deallocation messages. When set to Y all history control cards are displayed indu...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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