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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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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

z/OS Connect EE authorization interceptor process improvement

z/OS Connect EE's authorization interceptor process internally requires all RACF GROUPs associated with the RACF ID that may belong to either Global Reader Group, Invoke Group, Operator Group, Reader Group to carry unique USS GID for successful va...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to IDz product

When positioned on a COBOL paragraph name in IDz, I would like to hold down the control key and cause the paragraph name to become a hyperlink. At when the link is selected, a Find command will be implemented, positioning me at the first Perform v...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration

CICS APPL example update

CICS sample VTAM APPL definition does not include LOSTERM=IMMED
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Enhance GETSYSWORD to Support USERID

Please enhance GETSYSWORD to support USERID depending on the current environment: - Under CICS, provide the ID from the user, like getting it from EXEC CICS ASSIGN USERID.- Under IMS MPP, provide the ID from the user, like reading it from the TP P...
over 3 years ago in PL/I Compilers 1 Planned for future release

For the zAPM Openshift-hosted components, add support for externally-vaulted secrets data such as via Hashicorp Vault for environments where local secrets use is not permitted.

This would be useful for compliance/controls requirements where local Openshift secrets are not permitted. Managed secrets such as externally-vaulted secrets data with access controls are one example of a compliant solution. Benefit is to allow ac...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 1 Not under consideration

ZFILE json display

As JSON config files are being added to the TPF system, it will be beneficial to have a "pretty json" display available for the TPF file system, where files are encoded in ascii. For example - the configs for ZMATC are json and used to modify the ...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

VTP issolated recordings for IMS/CICS

We do have both CICS and IMS. In our installation all the transactions arrive via front end channel applications (no 3270 screens/terminals), so our only way to record transactions in VTP is recording transactions coming from the channel. Besides,...
over 2 years ago in Z Virtual Test Platform 0 Future consideration

z/OS Version in KOBSZOS view

Running different versions on lpars it would be helpful to have an overview about migration status. So we would like to have z/OS Version in the z/OS lpar overview (KOBSZOS). Please see an example attached. BR Andrea
over 2 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Future consideration

More ODD dump scenarios for GDPS first time data capture

We would like GDPS/PPRC to take ODD dumps on any unplanned Hyperswap disable and any Hyperswap failure event. I believe GDPS already takes them automatically for any unplanned Hyperswap. For example, we had MONITOR 2 get read device characteristic...
over 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release