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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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Increase the maximum supported SafeGuarded Copy captures beyond the current 500

The current limit of 500 SGC captures means we have to have a trade-off between the frequency of captures, and the retention period of those captures. We have currently have a company-wide requirement for 7 days retention, which means we are limit...
about 2 years ago in GDPS 3 Planned for future release

OOS tracks in MGM3SITE recovery region

When production is failed over in the RECOVERY region, we will be in Global copy from C-B. When we are ready for failing back to main region, we run the MGM3SITE_GOHOME_CAS_RS1_RS1. During that, it will ensure EMPTYOOS. However, if there are lot o...
about 2 years ago in GDPS 6 Planned for future release

Add CEC info to GDPS panel VPCPSTD1

GDPS panel VPCPSTD1 includes an 8 char column with LPARname. However, from this panel an user cannot determine which CEC an LPAR is defined on.It is possible to have duplicate LPARnames on different CECs. This is useful if system instances are mov...
about 4 years ago in GDPS 12 Planned for future release

SMF records type 70 for Crypto should show show the nickname CEX8C instead of binary value x'13'

R7023CT OFFSET 1 LENGTH 1 BINARY, -- Binary Crypto processor type -- X'03' = PCICC PQ78777 -- X'05' = PCIXCC (z990 only) PQ78777 -- X'07' = CEX2C à10A -- X'09' = CEX3C à10A -- X'10' = CEX4C à16A -- X'11' = CEX5C à21a -- X'12' = CEX6C à23A Manipula...
9 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Not under consideration

Improvements to the GROUP keyword used in the SYSPLEX verb

We would like the ability to have enhanced selection criteria for the GROUP statement in the SYSPLEX verb. As an example during Site Switch, we shutdown the whole of a SITE with the exception of certain systems, it would be useful to have a statem...
about 3 years ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Common Extract Format for CSD, Bundles, and BAS

Provide a common extract format for CICS resource definitions, so that we can write internal audit and resource checks against the definitions, regardless of their source. The intent is to read all resources that have been staged so that we can pr...
7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Provide the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs.

We would like the ability to control when MONITOR1 interval runs to avoid it running at the same time when we have multiple GDPS K-systems hosted on the same CEC.
about 1 year ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

Tolerate unknown elements for SOAP web services

One of our web service applications is getting a DFHPI1007 error calling a remote service from CICS (so CICS is the web service consumer). It turned out, that the server system added some optional elements to their web service response in their re...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under 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 2 months 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 2 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Needs more information