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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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IMS Archive Enhancements

- Add a new option to the archive function for retention days to specify keeping records. The records are not archived (not deleted and not written to a file) that are generated within the retention days. - Add a new function DUMP. It is just writ...
about 1 month ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

List Omegamon products and versions in Configuration Manager (like PARMGEN).

In PARMGEN, when selection option 3.1 (Set up/Refresh PARMGEN work environment), a list would be shown of all Omegamon products and versions installed in the selected target datasets. With Configuration Manager (CFM) there is no such list, and now...
about 1 month ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Under review

Auto mapping

Considering that there will be many fields, manually linking/mapping needs lots of efforts. If customer provide a mapping information (such like excel where API field name and COBOL field name are provided), can the toolkit imports excel file and ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

GDPS ability to have multiple flash copies in MGM 3-site

In a 3 site MGM environment , with virtual LCP copy & a testcopy, we are limited to only 1 testcopy flashcopy target. We have a requirement to take Flashcopies once a week along with having RC1 flashcopy taken daily. Currently, there is ...
10 months ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Incrementally restore a subset of SGC volumes

PH44217 introduced incremental restore capability to Production but is currently an "all or none" approach. We believe there may be scenarios where specific volumes or applications might be affected by corruption and so we would like to have a sim...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 15 Future 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

Product name change.

This product name is too confusing. Clients are confusing it with Watsonx Code Assistant for z. Perhaps another name like Watsonx Concierge for z, Watsonx Curator for Z. I've seen marketing email that even confuses the two products, and refers to ...
2 months ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Submitted

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

Enable ZOAU to support PDSE Member Generations

Please enable all ZOAU PDS processing to support PDSE Member Generations. Member Generations have been available since PDSE Version 2 was released over a decade ago and more sites are starting to take advantage of them. Using ZOAU should work and ...
6 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration