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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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Improve DTCNDELETEDEADPROF to delete only unused profiles for a specific period

Enabling DTCNDELETEDEADPROF parameter causes to delete all profiles after logoff of the user. Unfortunately, debugger users should redefine deleted profiles at their next logon. A new parameter so to delete only DTCN profiles that have not been us...
9 months ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Turn possible to select SMF record subtype in continuous collection extractor.

Currently we would like to select some subtypes of SMF_119, excluding subtype 11.
about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Not under consideration

Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
10 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

IBM Z Open Automation Utilities should eliminate dependencies on SSVIVERS returned by SSI 54.

SSVIVERS has been a highly-volatile field over the years for both JESes. Historically, these values have been: JES2 Value JES3 Value OS Release'SP v.r.m' 'SP v.r.m' MVS/SP'OS v.r.m' 'OS v.r.m' OS/390 V1.1 through V2.9'OS 2.10 ' 'OS 2.10 ' OS/390 V...
almost 2 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Not under consideration

We have needs to relocate an Omegamon Hub from a Windows Server to the Mainframe - migration docs should be offered

Hello, no proper migration docs are available for Hub migration from one system to another (in our case from Windows to Mainframe).Problems arose during the migration of managed systems, groups and situations, so that information that had not been...
5 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Create SMF79.15 records when IRLM TIMEOUT value is exceeded but before IMS LOCKTIME is

If LOCKTIME is set in the DFSVSMxx member of the IMS proclib, the creation of SMF 79.15 only occurs at the same time as a 3310 abend for environments other than IMS batch. If SMF 79.15 records are created when IRLM TIMEOUT has been exceeded regard...
over 1 year ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Quick/Easy access to DB2 tables and queries

The new DB2 features within IDz are great, but a little cumbersome to use. In order to access tables and queries within the Remote Systems pane, I have to navigate through 5 layers of dropdown menus. I think a new, separate DB2 "view" would be rea...
10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

GDPS provisions SAF controls for accessing Netview when Netview already has a SAF resource to perform this. This means there are now two resources protecting the same function

With the implementation of GDPS 4.7 and the steps outlined in Role based security, GDPS folks have provided the following profile GDPSADMIN.USERCTL.<domain_id>. This means that when role based security is enabled and GDPS 4.7 is initialized ...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

CICS & z/OS Connect Time inconsistent in report

When analyzing through CICS/PA a report of type ZCON we find discrepancies in the times that make it practically useless On one side, CICS appears in Local Time, but the z/OS Connect show the time in UTC. Could this not be unified? Also (obviating...
about 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Add preference for RDz Data Editor to change the square to another monospaced character

If binary data is included in the record and displayed with the RDz Data Editor, it can include '?'(U+25AD0 in place of a control character. Add a new preference item to the font settings in the data editor to allow users to change the '?'(U+25AD)...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Not under consideration

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