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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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Rearrange ACTUAL START field from panel EQQSOP2L to panel EQQSOP1L

Currently in Workload Scheduler for Z, the panel 5.2, then option 2 (Operation List). In panel EQQSOP1L, there are Jobname, Status, Input Arrival, Deadline, Latest start and Crit path fields. When pressing F11 to panel EQQSOP2L, there are addition...
2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Package DBB as a z/OS Container image

After the introduction of the z/OS Container Platform we want to leverage that and package our build framework (based on DBB) into a container. This allows us to more easily decide what version of DBB we work with and can more easily add features ...
2 months ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

Monitoring CTG XA Limit

We want to know the current number of inflight XA transactions and total number of XA requests processed for XA transactions. The peak number of XA transactions inflight at the same time. For an alert to be issued when you reach an 80% of your max...
7 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS 0 Future consideration

Enabling GENDAYS in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel)

Since GENDAYS is very helpful for simulating runcycle groups and rules to verify the definitions, it should able to use it in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel). Since the command GENDAYS can already be used in the database to verify runcycle groups, it se...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Modify command to display parms of running controller

Modify command to display parms of running controller so you can see what is running because the parmlib might have been updated since last restart and doesn´t show the whole truth. Would be good for IBM Casing and to see yourself if neccessary.
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Show list of changed resources before INGAMS REFRESH

When a new ACF is loaded it is not visible which changes will be activated when this ACF is refreshed. Especially on a production system this is an unwanted situation.Therefor we've made our own rexx. This rexx will check the timestamp in the new ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Possibility to disable automatic "PU config on" by GDPS when CBU is active at IPL

Any z/OS system that is IPLed after the CBU, CPE, BOOST, or OOCoD activate will automatically have the PUs configured online during GDPS initialization in that system. This is not always a wanted configuration. For example, when Dev/Test system ar...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 8 Planned for future release

IBM Z Open Automation Utilities should eliminate dependencies on SSVIVERS returned by SSI 54.

SSVIVERS has been a highly-volatile field over the years for both JESes. Historically, these values have been: JES2 Value JES3 Value OS Release'SP v.r.m' 'SP v.r.m' MVS/SP'OS v.r.m' 'OS v.r.m' OS/390 V1.1 through V2.9'OS 2.10 ' 'OS 2.10 ' OS/390 V...
almost 2 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Not under consideration

Mouse click enhancements to the Remote Connection Emulator bundled with IDz

Many modern 3270 emulators respond to mouse clicks when working with ISPF menus and screens. For example, we use the SWAPBAR when switching between multiple ISPF screens. To move between one screen and the next all we have to do is a single mouse ...
2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 0 Under review

Add collection of SMF 42 subtype 15,16,17,18,19 for RLS performance.

Define a new table that will maintain SMF 42 subtype 15,16,17,18,19 for RLS performance.
2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

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