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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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Add Job Confirmation Option to Error Panel

We would like to have the capability in the error panel (HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR) to have user preference option for job confirmation. This would act like application confirmation today (type Y to confirm you want the application force ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

Allow system shutdown phases in z/OS Proxy-managed systems

For GDPS managed systems, SA z/OS provides three distinct phases in the final shutdown processing that are defined using the special message id SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN message/user data policy item for the MVS Component entry type. This is not supported o...
almost 5 years ago in GDPS 6 Planned for future release

Allow applid and resource filtering against CICS PA HDBs

Currently the filtering capability against HDBs (both performance, stats and alerts) is in adequate. The first improvement can be made by allowing applid filtering against HDBs from ISPF option '6 - Statistics' . Then there are inconsistencies whe...
10 months ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 0 Planned for future release

Support of the CTG Multiplaform to CICS

For zAPM Connect to track transactions on zSystems, customers infrastructure needs to be compliant with supported components of the solution. To call CICS, several options are supported including the CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway) on z/OS. My cust...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Planned for future release

On demand, embed the contents of members (e.g. control cards or parameters) referenced by a DD statement

When examining JCL, it is often desirable to reference the contents of members which contain options to be processed by a program. This capability would enable JCL Expert to automatically expand the contents of selected members and display them as...
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

An options panel

As JCL Expert evolves, additional capabilities will require additional options. A panel (when invoking JCL Expert under ISPF) will provide an easy and flexible interface to specify options and obtain help for them. A complementary ISPF "command" w...
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

A JCL (comment) statement that may be used to specify options

Enables specification of options that are specific to a JCL member and static (i.e. always in effect and saved with the member). Example: //*CXPXPERT option=value option=value option=value
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

EGLSDK to generate service configuration files in the same way as EGLCMD and Ant scripts

This was previously raise as Case number TS014714157, where it was suggested to raise it as an RFE, for inclusion in the next release. EGLSDK does not generate essential configuration files, needed to call EGL services.1. generate -generateFile Xx...
11 months ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Planned for future release

Add DB2 zHyperlink fields from SMF

Please add zHyperlink SMF fields to the proper DB2 / D_DB2 / A_DB2 component tables.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Planned for future release

IMS catalog API (DFS3CATQ) GSAM support

There is a restriction that GSAM ACB or DBD control blocks cannot be retrieved from the IMS catalog by using the GET request of the IMS catalog API. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ims/15.4.0?topic=dfs3catq-get-request-get-ims-catalog-api The cust...
11 months ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Planned for future release

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