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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 synchronized from java.security.SecureRandom.nextBytes(byte[] bytes) to improve performance.

java.security.SecureRandom.nextBytes(byte[] bytes) is synchronized in IBM JDK 1.8.0 version which is causing performance issue as causing other threads to wait for the lock. Oracle and OpenJDK has removed synchronized from java.security.SecureRand...
over 6 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Norm State Pool Reallocation package

Please see the SR for further information: We have recently used ODBR to move DEVC pools to DEVB. We are now finalizing testing for running a norm state pool re-organization to reassign pools owned by DEVC to the new DEVB owner. Following the norm...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

TWSd remote commands should run without password if running ssh

If you configure SSH on Unix manually and transfer the ssh keys you can run commands without entering a password , the TWSd Remote Commands jobs should work the same way this will mean we are no longer dependant on a static password for these job ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Generic support for multi-line messages in any log (extension to RFE 114470)

As we encounter multi-line messages not only in z/OS Syslog but in Java logs (e.g.), Joblogs and user written logs as well we need a generic approach for CDP to recognize a multi-line message. A user should be able to define a configuration includ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

Context menu in IDz z/OS Project Explorer does not provide sufficient new artifact options

With IDz/RTC integration, if one wants to create a new zFolder or zFile in a zComponent project, there is not a menu option in the context menu for creating a new zFile or zFolder in the z/OS project explorer view (the typical view for editing cod...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 5 Future consideration

CDP read user application log from logstream

CCB has some user application data writing to logstream , they want CDP forward the log the ELK
about 7 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Future consideration

Improve Workload scheduler on z/OS integration with Dynamic Domain manager

Today the only option avaibale to manage the integration between a TWSz Controller with a Dynamic Domain Manager environment configured in High Availability (Primary & Secondary) is using the Primary & Alternate workstation (where the Prim...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

CICS provisioning workflow - VSAM dataset definitions

In the CICS provisioning workflow, the USS zfs definition uses DATACLAS while the definition for the CSD uses volume and unit.Both are VSAM. It would like to be able to use any SMS class or none by using a volume and unit for either dataset.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / zospt utility 0 Future consideration

Marking 'jobs/jobstream' as monitored in 'Monitoring Workload' tap.

System: Dynamic Workload Console(TWS) Actor: Enginner who revises the execution pipeline of a job Descripción: When operators had revised the executions pipeline of jobs and they're ok. So they want to mark these jobs as monitored.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

DWC to allow building a TASK that can use greater than or less than

on job listing tasks, would like to have the greater than or less than option for columns like actual end time or deadline time.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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