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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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Include df lrec stats in DF Data Collection

Include lrec accessing stats as part of tpfdf data collection. Include adds, replaces, deletes for top lrecs and their associated subfiles.
almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 0 Future consideration

Support for TRS-Files and XMIT in FileManager

FileManager should support datasets like TRS-packed files,(used AMATERSE or TRSMAIN).The Suffix (sorry for windows-like wording) .TRS should be an Indicator to present a "look-into" and/or the ability to unpack it.Also a packing-ability should be ...
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Add filter in Build Client and Build Configuration

We would have to add a filter in AD Build Client (when the pop-up opens) and AD Build Configuration in order to find our projects in the list more quickly.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Allow dynamic close/open of MRO connections

If an MRO connection needs to be altered (e.g. change number of sessions) it is not possible to close and re-install the connection without stopping IRC. This is an unacceptable situation in a 24 x 7 production environment. MRO connections must be...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Historical data tables have a unique index.

Historical tables created by Warehouse on DB2 zOS do not have a unique index. Making query performance worse. The idea is to create a unique index, such as a highly accurate writing timestamp, or sequential keys. Or even ensuring that the combina...
12 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Not under consideration

IDz headless Code Coveage daemon output destination

For the IDz headless Code Coverage daemon, need an option to support output destination to remote location e.g. Git
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GDPS/PPRC management of an additional PPRC-XD relation off the secondary FC target.

We would like to manage with GDPS a PPRC-XD relation starting from the secondary FC target of the production sysplex to our pre-production sysplex disks.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 12 Not under consideration

Give a user authority to work with definition GDG-s, but not give access to files and data.

We are trying to follow the “trend” and have infrastructure as code and store everything in our SCM system. One of our source types are sources for define, alter or delete of a GDG-entry. So what we store is only the definition of the GDG. The ide...
almost 2 years ago in Common Services Library for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

MTR command length needs to be increased

The current Activate , Deactivate & Monitor commands are limited to 159 characters. It would be nice if there was the ability to add additional linese
over 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

IBM Migration Utility to generate other Languages

IMU currently ingests Easytrieve Plus or Easytrieve Class programs and generates IBM Enterprise COBOL. Customer would like to see IMU generate Java.
12 months ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS 2 Not under consideration