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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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Extend GDPS BCPii functionality to alter LPAR Image (ICNTL) values such as Weight and Cap values

We would like to be able to alter LPAR Image and Cap values using GDPS.
about 4 years ago in GDPS 11 Planned for future release

Support COPY statement in a PSB file.

The PSB compiler in Application Discovery Build Client does not support a COPY statement in a PSB file. We request this be supported.
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

IMS environments should be implemented for the AD PL1 compiler so AD would show the IBM DBs correctly used in PL1 programs.

Application Discovery (AD) Analyze Client doesn't show IMS DB names correctly in IMS/DB Usage analysis. This is because even though the PL1 compiler in AD Build Client recongnizes PLITDLI calls as calls to IMS databases, PCB parameters from the ma...
7 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 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...
about 1 month ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Programmatically Update Monitor INTERVAL Start via AUTLCP1

There is no way currently to accurately set the timer on an ad hoc basis. Essentially the timer starts when the Interval value is updated or when a master switch occurs. In our use case, we have set up alerts for Partial Captures via GEO2976I, but...
7 months ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Issue a GEOxxxxxI message every time an LCP SGC capture expires, including a creation timestamp in the message information

This would allow customers relying on LCP for cyber security to monitor the expiration of capture to ensure that no captures were being expired outside of agreed time limits.
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 5 Planned for future release

Adding SMF110 field with local time

Adding SMF110 new fields with local time for : START TIMESTAMP(TOD) STOP TIMESTAMP(TOD) for exemple START TIMESTAMP(TZ) and STOP TIMESTAMP(TZ) to have the real local time for start and end transaction, easier for analyzing performance of CICS tran...
5 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Functionality already exists

Need CDPz integration to support TWSplex with standby controller

Dear support, We Morgan Stanley mainframe team would like to adopt CDPz integration to collect real-time messages to analyze. In our environment we installed TWS as plex with both primary controller and standby controller. Currently we enabled CDP...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enable File Manager in VS Code

Mainframe developers sometimes need to use File Manager. More and more, they are using VS Code for day-to-day work. It would sure be nice to have an extension in VS Code for File Manager, not least so that you can look at messages in and definitio...
11 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 0

GDPS Sysplex Resource Management provide confirmation

When using GDPS Metro Sysplex Resource Management function to switch Sysplex policy, please display the policy GDPS is going to activate and switch on panel VPCPASSU.So users can visualize and confirm which policy GDPS is about to activate and con...
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

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