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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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Show "Wait No Message" counters

Make visible for 3270 users "Wait No Message" counters attributes. Add it for existing dashboards. Destructive Get Wait Retry Count and Browse Get Wait No Message Count from QMQ_ST_SMF table.
5 days ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 0 Under review

Forward/Move all messages in queue

Add option for take action menu for queues to move or forward all messages in queue. Similar to purge that we have.
5 days ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 0 Under review

Storage occupancy as Average storage for history

The customer spoke about Storage occupancy for a task as a large number, but this is a function of the time as well as storage used. For history, this might be better represented as an Average storage used. This is not possible for an active task.
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Add certificate value to TCPIPS display

The customer would like us to show the Certificate for any TCPIPs that is using one. This will need a new attribute and as such a FixPack, but it is a manageable enhancement which would likely be accepted.
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Direct Commands to Resource Workspaces

Since TOM has command line, it would be beneficial to navigate to specific resource workspace for desired region (for example command “TCPIP CICD5501” would navigate to TCPIP Service Overview workspace for region CICD5501).
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Allow Bookmarks for region level workspaces

Currently TOM bookmarking feature are only available for the workspaces of the CICSplex level. The problem with region level workspace bookmarking is possibility that target workspace may have bookmarked region, which is offline, which would end u...
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Bookmarking capability for ICEs workspace

Make Interval Control Elements workspace KCPICES available for TOM bookmarking feature.
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Multi region Take Actions – Task History Pause/Resume

For RTEs with many CICS regions multi-region control like RLIM activation is beneficial. Other areas could use same approach - for example Task History Pause/Resume.
5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for CICS / All components 0 Under review

Writing IMS type x'99' log records for CDC to an external/separate IMS Log dataset.

WE are currently running a single image of IMS, and have CDC streaming of DB updates enabled to and Enterprise Event Hub. Due to the number of DB's enabled for streaming, the volume of log records written since enabling CDC has significantly incre...
5 days ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Submitted

Utilize BCPii for z/OS Consoles after LOAD or STOP - HMA Operating System Messages

GDPS Communicates with the LPARs on the HMA Support Element via BCPii. This is how it is able to Activate, Deactivate, Load, Reset & Shutdown the LPARs from GDPS. Add the HMA Support Element Operating System Messages option (Call it CONSOLE) t...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 3 Under review