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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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Remove 32 bit files from zD&T Linux targets

These files are part of the distribution/installation on the ZD&T targets: /opt/safenet_sentinel/common_files/sentinel_keys_server/libMD5CHAP.so /opt/safenet_sentinel/common_files/sentinel_keys_server/PwdGenUtility /opt/safenet_sentinel/common...
8 months ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) - Provide a way to clear the keypoint staging area for a TLD install

If a TLD is installed that does not include any keypoints then the target image keypoint staging area is untouched. While this can be useful in some cases, it can also lead to unfortunate consequences if a "standard" TLD procedure is adopted to 1)...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

New Date Banner Variables

We need to use dates in Banners with the formats DD/MM/YY / DD/MM/YYYY and YY/MM/DD / YYYY/MM/DD in order to keep the same output format that exists in the actual software.MM/DD/YY & MM/DD/YYY are not an usual format date used for both Clients...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Improve TSO/ISPF administration interface to use IBM-standard LIBDEF / ALTLIB facilities - remove current requirement for STEPLIB / LOGON PROC customization

The current IzPCA admin-function is restrictive, requiring TSO LOGON PROC and/or hardcoded STEPLIB (for IzPCA and Db2 environment)
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Using existing Credentials in CICS Connection Test option of CTG Explorer

It could be a good idea to associate to each CTG Connection a credential as its done in other Connections (CMCI, FTP, z/OSMF...) when you go to a CICS Connection Test instead of having a unique entrance of User & Password to all CTG's defined
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 1 Future consideration

SYSMDECK: Flag Begin and End of COBOL code which has been included by COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE

In SYSMDECK output of the new COBOL compiler (V5), we see all COBOL code, which has been included to the source by COBOL COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE.The orginal COPY statement is modified to a comment and could be considered as BEGIN of copied code -...
almost 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

Native InTune package and customizations

Creation of a native Intune deployment for IBM Personal Communications including default settings and customizations. We would like to use the native deployment methods of Microsoft Intune to deploy and automatically update PComm. Example would be...
8 months ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Monitor BMP Checkpoint rate

We would like to be able to set a situation i Omegamon that becomes true when the checkpoint rate for a BMP exceeds the number of checkpoints per second for a given value. In the attribute group for Dependent Regions there is only BMP Checkpoint C...
over 4 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

CICS System Policy to Monitor Transaction Rate

CICS System Policy to handle the region Transaction Rate. If the Transaction rate exceeds certain threshold value(s) then alert.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CECI to show CVDA text value

Enhance CECI to be able to show the CVDA text instead of only the numeric value. I can see 2 methods of achieving this:1) Extend the functionality of PF2 to cycle through DEC -> HEX -> CVDA....2) Use the 'undefined' PF12 to switch between cu...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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