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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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(TPFUG/Visa) Provide a ZBOST STOP ISTREAM option that collapses all boosted i-streams

ZBOST STOP ISTREAM says it stops I-Stream Boost but it just immediately collapses the highest boosted i-stream number and sets the timer for the next to collapse in 1 minute. We need an option that will collapse all boosted i/streams to the CAP va...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Show differences in Runner result view in user friendly way

In many cases the difference in result shows hexadecimal data in the Runner Results viewer The interpretation of the available information is very difficult Currently there seems to be a workaround via changing Test Result Format to "result deta...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Future consideration

Improve IMS OTMA resilience in periods of system slowdown.

OTMA storage utilization includes static storage for control blocks and variable storage for various buffers and working storage.The variable storage both varies in size and in duration of allocation, depending on phase of OTMA processing.System s...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

ZVDT License Server running natively on Linux on zSystems

The customer would like to have all ZVDT components (i.e.: License Server) running natively on Linux on zSystems. It would helpful to have all components in the same platform to avoid delays, gaps and extra costs.
about 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

ZVDT Web Server running natively on Linux on zSystems

The customer would like to have all ZVDT components (i.e.: Web Server - aka Provisioning tools) running natively on Linux on zSystems. It would helpful to have all components in the same platform to avoid delays, gaps and extra costs.
about 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

ZVDT - Managed Deployment

The customers want to a ZVDT managed deployment from provisioning tools. Something similar to what ZD&T has in place today. The idea is to avoid typos and mistakes using as much automation as possible.
about 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

The usage of cicstermu from a remote system using SSH

It would be great for us if there is a way to use "cicstermu" from a remote system using SSH. This would give us an opportunity to automate actions to be launched from our management server. We can execute the shell script containing the cicstermu...
about 2 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 0 Future consideration

Enhance INGMOVE to support SYSTEM MOVE groups

Enhance INGMOVE with an option to support SYSTEM move groups. The option may be LOCAL or SYSTEM vs. a default of SYSPLEX. Using this new option would produce an alternate move panel showing a list of resources in the group with options similar to ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Value of the %{jobStatChgEvt1.ActualStart} variable

The variable %{jobStatChgEvt1.ActualStart} that is used in Event Rule Action, Generic action, timeout actions doesn't retune start time in correct format.Example: it return this value 2018-03- 01T22:00:18Z/Australia/Perth While job logs shows like...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add SPACES delimiter in WAPL VARSET WORD

On the Bell Canada account, in the WAPL code used to migrate a Z batch scheduler to IZWS 9.5, we are using the VARSET WORD command to parse the syntax of a scheduling interface. The original syntax of the scheduling interface allows the use of mul...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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