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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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SMF 110 Data to include Lock Details

We recently have had several problems related to LM waits and security delays but have not been able to use SMF data to identify the cause of the LM waits. If we're lucky enough to get a dump we might be able to see tasks waiting on a US lock, but...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Support of SMF105 GDPS Global Mirror

I see that PH57707 has been created for support of SMF105 in TDS, would it be possible to do the same for CDP (HBORS105/HBOUS105) and also create a datastream for it.
9 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

stream RMF III sysplex ZFSOVW (zFS overview) to CDP

We're a big user of zFS datasets, therefore we need to look at the CACHE used by systems using RMF, it would be nice to have these metrics streamed to Splunk using Z IBM Common Data Provider
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0

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...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Launch “User Build” for more than one cobol program at a time.

It would be very useful to be able to run the “DBB” for more than one program at a time. That is, select two or more cobol programs, right click and launch a dependency based build for these two selected programs. I understand the problem with the...
4 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build / Editors / VSCODE 1 Under review

Format the saved packet trace information to show the TLS handshake

We would like to be able to display the TLS handshake information and the supported cypher suite in a network connection, in the formatted packet trace, something like this:Record 1 Protocol ........ HANDSHAKE ( x'16' ) Version ......... TLS 1.2 L...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z NetView 3 Future consideration

Support for 27 x 132 screen size in Workload Scheduler

Alternative idea for this idea (Rearrange ACTUAL START field from panel EQQSOP2L to panel EQQSOP1L [ZWS-I-266]), to have fields from EQQSOP1L and EQQSOP2L on one screen when using 27x132 screen size.
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enable dynamic activation of CDP logging function after it was disabled

Dear developers, We enabled CDPz data collection function integrated within IWSz to have EQQ8006I (indicating the status change of jobs scheduled in current plan) message to feed our home grown web tool. But we met an issue - While the owning syst...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

CICS Policy: Add new System Rule to monitor LU62 connections.

CICS policies currently have the ability to monitor and perform action on MRO and IPIC connection status but lacking the ability to monitor LU62 connection which RTA has the capability of doing so. We have business application that still rely on L...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Create an option for manual control of job late starts for email alerts.

This is useful because we have over 150 batch jobs that will not get a correct LST from the algorithm that runs when we extend the current plan daily. This would benefit anyone who is having problems with the algorithm or want's a late start email...
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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