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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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Add an option to use IBGENER to copy files using DCP

To use IBGENER to copy some files that is having problem using the regular DCP command, good example is the SYSDEBUG/SIDEFILE output from PLI or Cobol compiler to use with File Manager or Debugger.
5 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

See only Sessions from Users under Admin

We use the dynamic Appllist in the most of our susersessions.Then today, if a Admin-user will select the sessions under ADMIN in the Supersession from an other user, he will see all his sessions. But he need only see the sessions, witch the user h...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 5 Future consideration

CTG .NET Client Support

We need Instana on Z/OS to support CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway) .NET clients. This will help us better monitor and trace transactions. Please prioritize and implement this feature in Instana. It's crucial for our operations and will enhance our ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 3 Planned for future release

Achieve multi-tenancy support for the sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text)

As the need for a multi-tenant system with TWS grows in significance due to the decentralization of work across various groups within the company, having a mechanism to separate sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text) among different auth...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Modify Command to display runtime settings - sendSessions other runtime setting and created/used

Modify Command to display settings - actual sendSessions setting and created/used Aid in tuning sessions between CICS and zCEE; and using proper .xml file. CICS shows the Receive Sessions after negotiation; taking the smaller of the two values zCE...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

Support for a simpler programming language (For example "SWIFT")

Assembler, C and C++ are difficult to learn and use and it would be beneficial to have a simpler programming language for application developers.
about 1 month ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Needs more information

Support for Dynamic ENTERs from assembler that involve parameters and C++ programs defined as extern "C".

There is no support for dynamic enters from Asm that involve parameters and C++ programs defined as extern "C". GNC style parameter passing works to call C programs, but not to call C++ programs defined as extern "C". It does work for the 5th para...
about 1 month ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Needs more information

Request a C/C++ interface for IBM VSAM macros used in TPF

Currently only assembler programs can issue the VSAM macros. It is required that C/C++ programs can also issue these macros via function calls in a similar manner.
about 1 month ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Needs more information

Update SMF 30 records to show system values that relate to the data in the record.

I raised TS016225304 because when a Boost happens the SMF 30 interval records are terminated early so that they don't accrue information from different system configurations. You get one interval record for the period up to the boost starting, one...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Submitted

In OMEGATOM v5.6 the Performance Summary panel should show all regions, as OMEGAMON CU v5.3 did

Description-The number of regions listed on the Performance Summary panel does not match the total number of regions under the CICSPLEX Name on the All Active CICSplexes panel. Need to have all regions listed, not just the ones with active transac...
about 1 month ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Under review

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