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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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Save Menu Manager variables

When displaying a menu window. It displays the default values that we defined (Windows -> Preferences -> Menu Manager -> Actions and Menus). Is there a way to remember the user last choice? So when I set a library name, it will be display...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Logging of DLI Batch Jobs With DBRC Information

Our organization uses IMS DB as the core of various systems. We do regular backups and change accumulation processes. We've had 2 recent instances where a particular database got corrupted or damaged and needed to restore this database. We went th...
over 4 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Future consideration

A single controller support since GDPS/CA 2.2

CCB planned the asymmetric long distance GDPS/CA ZDL architecture to control the site switch 1000 KM away. They will follow the manual to define two controllers, but the backup controller will be up on-demand. Per GDPS/CA product requirement, it's...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 2 Future consideration

CDC - include Applications-Utility-bits in RTMC-feed from Continuous-Data-Collection.

CDC - include Applications-Utility-bits in RTMC-feed from Continuous-Data-Collection.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

User build option to be visible for second program as project default for 1st program and wizard to be improved

It will reduce the developer time for userbuild. I have added all description as attached the screen and shot. Kindly refer the ticket no TS009289506 if any additional questions
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

CDC - Add volume-serial-number to "TAPE" data being reported on by Continuous-Data-Collection.

Please add the volume-serial number to the existing data currently being collected by Continuous-Data-Collection.
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

SMF record data streams currently have no options available alternative CCSID parameter to indicate the source CCSID

Customer is having problems with field User Name in RACF which is in Hebrew, all other fields are in English and transmitting properly. They are using IBM Hebrew CCSID 424. For SMF80DTA, the field can show garbage data for many cases, not just CCS...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

ADDI-Support for current version of Assembler

In order to avoid breaking the ADDI build process the Assembler scanner has to support the syntax of the current version of HIGH LEVEL ASSEMBLER
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Insert User Data to the TAD/Z repository

For regulators, auditors, and many other consumers, we need to marry software usage data with LPAR MSU, license expiration, EOM, EOL data, contractual limitations (e.g. Perpetual license, LPAR based license, ELA, Sub-Capacity License etc...). Like...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 3 Future consideration

New type-2 update/query cmd support for LOGSTR

Add command support for the LOGSTR parameter in IMS PROCLIB member DFSYDT.. that is used to specify the behaviour on how IMS will share the NSCP information with RACF. Today it's difficult to verify the content of LOGSTR and the installation can o...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Future consideration