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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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API to Return RACF Custom Fields

In addition to the RFE ID: 82049 for RACF. Capability similar to the EXEC CICS ADDRESS ACEE API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are def...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Provide workspace to see transaction summary activity for whole CICSPlex in one screen

In very large institutions it's hard for people to see a enterprise-wide view of what is happening in CICS and the whole CICSplex. We are asking for a summary screen / workspace much like the FIND ACTIVE workspace, but with summary data as I will ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

PIF Request/Modify for CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval

CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval should be able to be changed through PIF.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

CPSM cmd to Activate/Quiesce a target Region only in a specific WLMSPEC.

I use following cmd to Activate or Quiesce some target Regions in a specific "wlmspecx" WLMSPEC: EXEC CPSM PERFORM OBJECT("WLMAWAOR") PARM("WORKLOAD(wlmspecx).") CRITERIA("AOR=cicsaorx") ACTION("ACTIVATE/QUIESCE") .....Some of this target Regions ...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Desire to propagate zCEE API name through to CICS request

When a CICS API request is made via zCEE, different APIs (and API names) have the potential to utilise the same transaction IDs in CICS, making it impossible to properly understand the workload being driven inside CICS in terms of the various zCEE...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration

Have Omegamon for z/OS show JES2 spool details for multiple JES2 subsystems

We have a number of LPARs running more than one JES2 subsystem. Currently we can only setup alerts (example: Spool reaching x% full) for the primary JES2 subsystem. The other JES2 subsystem(s) are invisible in Omegamon for z/OS and so no alert can...
over 2 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Future consideration

WEB RECEIVE timeout

The WEB RECEIVE timeout value is the RTIMOUT on the profile. We need to be able to dynamically, to controle the timeout value. This could be solved if the WEB RECEIVE was enhanced to include a option 'TIMEOUT' to controle the timeout time. The TIM...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Update PIPE in ACFREP (aka AOFRSRPY) to expose messages IEE600I in order to allow further AT processes to trap IEE600I

We would like to suggest an enhancement for the way ACFREP (AOFRSRPY) replies to WTORs. Currently, the PIPE named ISSUECMD executes the reply command via CORRCMD and then locates the message IEE600I and save to a stem named resp. This works gracef...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Reduce vulnerabilities within the the Workload Scheduler / z Workload Scheduler tools by using industry standard password encryption

There is a risk that exploitation of non industry standard password encryption vulnerabilities by a malicious actor could lead to the loss of Customer data and potentially service outage. For example the Windows Agent users password encryption ado...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

JES2 Release Command (Case TS013137673)

As suggested on case TS013137673 I'm opening this idea. I'm reporting here JES team recommendations: 1. Use of ENF signals for determine job status prior to asking for release 2. Retry the release if job status temporarily does not allow the relea...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration