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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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Omegamon DB2 to monitor DB2/IRLM in reliable manner

Omegamon DB2 can slow down or even stop reporting IRLM information when IRLM becomes very busy. This is the most important time for Omegamon DB2 to report this information as it's the one tool to help SMEs recover DB2 normal operations. Without th...
over 3 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add Date Time offset fields to SMF 110 record header

With the growing customer need to load SMF data into analytical tools, the requirement to align and associate the various records from multiple time zones using date and time is becoming more critical. The lack of date time offset values in the so...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

"bypass generate processor" check box on the edit/retrieve SCM endevor panel is irrelevant.

when editing or retrieving an element from endevor SCM. in the EDIT/RETRIVE pannel one of the options is :"bypass generate processor" . this check box is irrelevant. since when editing no generation should be performed. so it has to be checked wit...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Provide Batch configuration tool

This is a request to enhance and improve CDP configuration with a batch type interface. Currently CDP provides a web-based userinterface that is provided as a plug-in to z/OSMF for administer policies. For large implementations this is cumbersome,...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

Update processing of inbound LU 6.2 connection to region to detect connection already defined.

If a CICS region not using VTAM Generic Resource initiates an LU6.2 connection to another CICS region that has a corresponding connection defined the two regions connect without issue. However, if a region using VTAM Generic Resource initiates a c...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Code formatter

Sometimes I have a feeling that somebody forgets IDz is a development tool and needs to be able to handle non parsable code. Off course not as perfect as parsable code but a compromise.I can't use the code formatter if the code is not parsable. It...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Create a New FMID to install JAVA interface within IBM HourGlass for z/OS

Currently, the way the product is packaged FMID HAD5710 fails to APPLY when ordering it as a CBPDO via Shopz. RELFILE: IBM.HAD5710.F1 (contains)NAMEAGG1DCSIAGG2RECVAGG3ALCSAGG4DDEFAGG5APLYAGG6ACPT --END-- It fails to bring members: AGG35ALC and AG...
about 1 year ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow INITPARMs to be specified on PLT entry; allow > 60 characters

Allow an INITPARM string to be specified on the DFHPLT TYPE=ENTRY card for the program it is to be associated with. This is to accomplish three principal objectives: (1) Place the INITPARM text in the same parmlib member as the associated program ...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

HOD V14.01 Rearrainging Session Icons

Using Rational Host On-Demand V14.01 server-based configuration. The option to rearrange session icons is only available with the HTML-based configuration. Would like this option using the server-based model. It is very important to our end base u...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Planned for future release

New Function/Product to support APA automation

For replacements for Application Performance measurement Tools like APA, customers need urgently an automation tool. This tool should be able to* start off measurements automatically and not only for predefined CPU or elapsed time but also for * n...
almost 11 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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