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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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API call for preprocessor integration (Create a new AD-Project)

The automation of existing AD projects (current state) 1. Copy the artifacts in the subfolder of the AD projects2. Generation of the make-bat files3. Parallel execution of the make-bat files The preprocessor integration has to be done manually for...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Selection of individual files from a folder

So far, only the full path to the artifacts from which all files are imported can be specified via the API. Particularly in the case of overlapping storage structures, the artifacts must be copied before installation so that they are correctly imp...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

use product to report on orphan catalog entries

Customer has an issue with orphan catalog entires. They would like the product to report on these.
about 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 4 Functionality already exists

Submit multiple zOS commands from a single "Take Action" in a situation alert.

I am trying to have the Omegamon situation alert fire off two or more zOS commands. Depending on the conditions, the situation alert would fire and take an action. The action would be more than one zOS command being submitted to process.
about 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Provide version or timestamp to validate a program

There is a need to validate that a CICS application program hasn't changed when it moves through a CD pipeline. So some sort of version or timestamp is required.
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Alter output location for message DFS2014 DFS2015 DFS2016 DFS2017 DFS2018

Alter messages DFS2014 DFS2015 DFS2016 DFS2017 DFS2018 to appear on IMS Control region SYSTEM JOB log as well as the MTO or instead of the MTO
over 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 2 Not under consideration

Add option to test cases and that should be automatically saved in workspace

Currently Debuggger is not integrated with ZUnit.If we need to create test cases for zUnit, we have to go out of our way from our daily routine and do a lot of painful preparation and do the test cases in such a way that zUnit will give some resul...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

Suggestion for the Sync file between AD and ChangeMan

A couple of suggestions which could help with some of the configuration issues between Application Discovery and ChangeMan. Suggestion would be to allow for enhanced generics for members of a PDS, exclusion of members from PDS, and multiple entrie...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Inbound CICS transaction tracking for SNA or IP Sockets connection

Many big bank customers in Asia Pacific have applications like core banking and credit card applications still using SNA or IP Sockets as the inbound connection to CICS transactions, they have interest on Instana's observability especially the tra...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Compiler Directives

We do not like the inclusion of the compiler directives and the commenting out of non-included statements.We think all directives and non-included statements should be excluded from the source listing.
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Future consideration