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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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Adding SMF110 field with local time

Adding SMF110 new fields with local time for : START TIMESTAMP(TOD) STOP TIMESTAMP(TOD) for exemple START TIMESTAMP(TZ) and STOP TIMESTAMP(TZ) to have the real local time for start and end transaction, easier for analyzing performance of CICS tran...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Functionality already exists

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

It should be possible to specify another RUNAWAY(ICVR) value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?).

It should be possible to have one ICVR value for when task is running on the QR TCB and other non-open TCBs, and anther value for when task is running on open TCBs(L8/L9/T8?) This would enable us to allow larger ICVR values for tasks running on op...
4 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Include CPU consumed by API in interceptors

Customer needs to determine APIs with high CPU to target for tuning. The customer uses OMEGAMON for JVM for API monitoring and they would like CPU per API included in detail reports.
8 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Future 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.
10 months ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

GDPS 4.1 Missing FlashCopy Devices Information

The information from VPCPFCSO panel does not provide the device number of the tertiary copy which is what we are interested in. Under GDPS 3.14, we can obtain the tertiary DASD info from GDPS under FCQueryS from VPCPQSH1 panel under DASD REMOTE COPY.
over 5 years ago in GDPS 15 Future consideration

CICS should execute the EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO command under the EXECKEY of requesting program to honor CICS storage protection.

Currently when a USERKEY task executes an EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO if the receiving data area is smaller than the container data the program creates a storage violation. Because CICS processes the GET CONTAINER command on behalf of the task, a...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Request that CICS added transaction tracking /origin data for web services routed by CICS RZ domain request streams processin

The explanation is that a new point of origin is created in the AOR when a web service pipeline handler transaction is routed over an MRO connection. as shown in this link : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/5.6?topic=data-origin-characteristics...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Add one decimal place to the reported CP Weight value, e.g. 31.4% instead of current 31%.

Customers can use three digits for their LPAR weight assignments (e.g. 314). Therefore, a two-digit reported percentage value may not accurately reflect the true weight the system is managing to.
2 months ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provide the ability to report resource consumption of multiple address spaces, for specific hours of the day only.

As an example, customer would like to report the combined CPU utilization of two address spaces, for only a peak period of several hours, on one report.
2 months ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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