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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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CTG Registered Stakeholder Identifier

We would like to register ASG Technologies for a CTG Stakeholder Identifier for the letter "T". We plan to take advantage of the new CTG 9.3 Selective Tracking Token Data.
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

no specification of the extension for includes

With the language-specific program structure usage, the extension can be derived from the context of the action.For the Explore AD project from the selected resource type. In the Include Usage analysis, a corresponding field would have to be inser...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Automatic clear out old PROG and TRAN errors from the STATS file.

SA automation creates error entries in the SA STATS files for IMS and CICS transaction and program entries. These entries never get cleared out, so the STATS file can slowly grow over time. As programs and transactions can change over time (partic...
over 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Enhance handling of SDF user data

When a system joins an SAplex and when the RESYNC FP command is used, a user status tree defined with an &SDFCxxx variable should be handled at the focal point in the same manner as the Configuration Refresh Monitoring tree. That is, the entir...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

SHUTDOWN needs more selections than just NORM, IMMED and FORCE

Require the ability to have different defined SHUTINIT, SHUTNORM, SHUTIMMED and SHUTFORCE types similar that of STARTUP function. To permit different types of NORMAL shutdown commands.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Enhance JVM Keystore resiliency if bad certificate encountered

Today, a JVM that utilizes SSL will earmark a keystore/keyring as invalid if any certificate within the keystore/keyring is missing a private key, regardless of it other certificates are valid and the problematic certificate is not even used withi...
over 8 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Future consideration

AAO _WAIT required for AOCQRES and INGDATA commands

Currently the customer has to specify a WAIT=xxx for every occurrence of INGDATA and AOCQRES that they invoke. Other commands like INGEVENT and INGLIST have an AAO called INGLIST_WAIT and INGEVENT_WAIT to set a default value.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Support of LINKB modules in AD

We got the final update from AD development regarding the support for LINKB Modules as below:- "Unfortunately there is no other solution for this case, with PgmModuleMap.txt file all JCL flow was automatically pointing to the right programs. We do...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Allow IMS to connect to a specified DB2 region. Allows DBD Exit to interface with DB2 on update to IMS DB segment.

Add ability for File Manager for IMS to connect and communicate to a specified DB2 region when using BMP. In an actual environment, IMS does connect/communicate with DB2. Does not appear it can be done with File Manager (appears it can be with Fil...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Enhance COBOL Save Actions for Copybooks

Have a look at the Save Actions page for the COBOL editor: Under "Copybook Files" there are only 2 options (whitespace / format). This suggests, only these 2 options are configurable for copybooks. In reality also all settings under "Source Files"...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration