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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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DBCS support for IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics

IZDS V1.9 provides Japanese panel and report samples. Please add the same support for IZPCA V3.1.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

CA-7 import via file in project folder

Enhance ADDI to allow CA-7 extracts to be imported via a file in a project folder (no z/OS connection required). Function to work in the same was as you load a CSD file into ADDI.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) needs to allow users to save their print jobs on the local PC.

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) needs to allow users to save their print jobs on the local PC instead of users having to download their print jobs each time
8 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) need to support local Windows Printer option like Host On-Demand (HOD)

RAI users need to be able to print in Windows Printer option
8 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

Include End Job Timestamp in Archive Job List

Add "Job Execution End Timestamp" on "IBM Tivoli Output Manager - Archived Sysouts" panel
about 5 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Request for enhancement for COBOL

Hi, We would like a warning when an “indexed by” index is used on arrays other than the one it is defined on, when that other array has a different picture clause. Regards Rune Christensen Senior Software Developer Bankdata
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

Export Omegamon/CICS Trace to file or sysout

The transaction TRACE in only available to consult using history option using 3270 screen. It would be good to save the TRACE and send it to the develoment team to analise the sequence of the programs and commands because they do not have access t...
8 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / Product functionality 2 Functionality already exists

For the initonly option, add the capability to have JCL generated using pgm=HPSCMAIN when the DB has multiple DSGs.

The current init process only allows for fast path and full function db initialization if only one dsg and a primary index is associated with the database. Our team has several applications that have dbs that need to be initialized in the event of...
over 1 year ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 4 Future consideration

Structured Programming Macros: support parenthetical grouping of logical conditions via parentheses

Support for parenthetical grouping of logical conditions is currently only possible by using the ANDIF and ORIF operators. This is because the Structured Programming Macros do not support the use of parentheses to specify logical hierarchy of cond...
almost 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Toolkit 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement for IDz Account Number\SMF Tracking

Request IBM to introduce an enhancement to the RDz (IDz) software. The enhancement will be to allow the mainframe portion of RDz to perform the necessary internal system interactions (i.e. SMF records) that will allow an individual RDz user's reso...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration