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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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Using CICS policies to replace RTA functionality (Monitoring TDQ Count)

Currently we use CPSM RTA extensively. We are going through a program of review and replacement, mainly with CICS Policies. However, CICS Policies do not currently check TDQ Count, so we cannot replace this yet. CICS Policies do check for similar ...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Needs more information

Using CICS Policies to check if terminal connections have been acquired

Currently we use CPSM RTA extensively. We are going through a program of review and replacement, mainly with CICS Policies. However, CICS Policies do not check for Terminal Connection Acquired to CICS and so we cannot replace this yet. CICS Polici...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Needs more information

z/OS Connect OAuth 2.0 access token caching and life time JWT token management

We propose to be able to modify the behavior of z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 2) when tokens are close to expiration. In particular, we would need to be able to parametrize the residual time for which z/OS Connect requests a new token from the JWT Server ...
about 2 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Simplified mechanism for surfacing GDPS operational alerts

There are 100's or more of Warning and Error level messages that GDPS will display based on ecosystem issues. Not every message needs immediate vs delayed attention. We would like to see an easily customizable mechanism for selectively surfacing “...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration

Include the Storage allocated by program in the historical painel KCPTASHP

Now with OMEGAMON for CICS V5.6 is possible to see in the interface 3270UI (TOM) which programs were executed by task in the historical view (KCPTASHP) and their elapsed and CPU Time.It is very important to CUSTOMER. Congrats lab! The question is:...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

Add timeout for active and parked debug sessions in IBM Z Open Debug in VS Code

It is common that developers leave active debug sessions open, leaving for lunch or afternoon tea. Even more common that multiple sessions are parked without ever being connected to. It would be VERY helpful if these sessions could timeout. We wou...
10 months ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Filter option for displaying fields in the Test Case Editor

In the Test Case Editor, all fields defined in the program and/or in the Copybook are displayed. Both the referenced and the unused fields are presented, which leads to the fact that with a compatible extension of Copybooks (and thus to a multipli...
28 days ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Future consideration

new members HBORSxxx et HBOUSxxx for DFSMS-HSM FSR records

Hi, It would be useful to have this SMF record streamed by CDP : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=areas-fsrfunction-statistics-record That would give a LOG of what's happening in DFHSM. Regards Régis
3 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Under review

Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
9 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

IMS ABEND at IRLM ABEND in non-XRF and non-FDBR IMS

In case of IRLM abend, IMS closes and stops all opened DBs and DEDB areas. It takes a while to close and stop these databases, therefore certain period of time is needed to recover from the outage. For XRF and FDBR enabled IMS, there are APARs ( X...
9 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Future consideration