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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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Ability to override PARMs in ELAXFMFS proc through IDz Property Groups

Our IDz users, who use the IBM supplied ELAXFMFS proc, have let us know that they're unable to override the PARM specification (in this ELAXFMFS proc) through IDz. Typically, for all other ELAXF* procs, they're able to override PARMs using IDz ‘Pr...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Future consideration

Provide dynamic CPSM agent swtiching to allow an LMAS or SMSS connection for Explorer

Users need to always be able to access their CICS TS regions from Explorer. If the WUI, CMAS or CMAS network for a CICSplex encounters a problem, or is being upgraded or having maintenance applied where the CMAS or WUI will need to be brought down...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Option to save AOCTRACE globals, so can trace from NetView startup.

Tracing can easily be turned on using either command line or AOCTRACE panels, however, traces are not maintained over NetView restart. Please can an option be provided in AOCTRACE to allow saving of the aoctrace globals so tracing is restarted as ...
over 10 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Using ALTERNATE INDEX VSAM file in zUnit

VSAM (KSDS) using ALTERNATE INDEX is not currently supported when unit test is performed with zUnit. Our PJT uses VSAM which defined ALTERNATE INDEX very much, and efficiency can not be expected unless we can not unit test by zUnit for maintenance...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Allow user to provide output area for DFSGVRM call

The DFSGVRM macro gives us a way to get the real IMS level. We are having issues with the FUNC=REL (addressability; our code and way it's written) using MVS STORAGE macro and having inline DC statements. DFSGVRM FUNC=CALL requires caller to alloca...
over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

CA7 In Memory process with Wildcards

ANZ would like to have a selection field holding Job Schedule wildcard option in the Application Discovery, CA7 Workload Automation tab of the z/OS configuration window of the Build Server.ANZ has over 140000 job schedules and it would be better t...
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Data Stream for SMF249 from DVM

The customer is using IBM Z Common Data Provider (zCDP) to stream SMF records in real-time to their Splunk. zCDP provides policies for all the non user define SMF records, the SMF249 is a user define record, hence zCDP can't reference o it, so it ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

SMU List job status widget

A widget that enables us to easily view and filter IZWS jobs and jobstreams as a list
over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

JVM bytecode

A compiler that generates JVM byte code would be a great thing I think. If the compiler runs on IBM OS-es only then your customers will keep to develop on your hardware...A PL/I <==> Java direct call facility would be the hit.
almost 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 1 Not under consideration

RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF

In certain cases, RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF. The origin user, who has the ENQ cannot be evaluated in TSO/ISPF by hitting PF1 twice. There is a workaround to determine the correct user, who has the E...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Is a defect

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