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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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zDT sync with native z/OS

As zDT is improving and increasing its capabilities and functionalities we would like to have a tool to synchronize changes made in zDT (development environments) into our master/native z/OS development environment ("sync back"). As last compilati...
about 7 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 6 Not under consideration

IMS AMS - Advanced Message Service

Implement IMS functionality to support MQ Series Advanced Message Services (AMS) for transactions using the IMS-bridge connection.IMS applications are already today able explore this functionality if the design is to use MQ explicit access to the ...
about 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

Support dynamic refresh for HVTVLTxx in CTC

Many of the HVT parmlib members can be dynamically refreshed like HVTTRLxx. Parmlib member HVTVLTxx cannot be dynamically refreshed. While a couple parameters within HVTVLT can be controlled dynamically the ability to refresh the entire library wo...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Memeber reference data for PDS and PDSE

We have 2 customers that require member reference data to be collected and stored the the directory of PDS and PDSE datsets
over 3 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Not under consideration

Add Modified user & timestamp to ACF members

It would be useful to have the modified details in the ACF members. We quite often scan the ACF members for details as it easier than using the PDB. Seeing the data the entry was modified can be useful for ruling out the member when we are investi...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Tivoli Advance Allocation Management - Handling DB2 datasets

Implement function to handle datasets crated by DB2 regions.
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Eliminate BMP checkpoint messages from an archive sysprint

Right now we are trying to eliminate all of our USERMODS in order to be in a more IBM standard way. We almost achivied this task but one of our USERMODS can not be eliminate. The USERMOD is the MI00012. This USERMOD gives you the option to skip wr...
about 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

Debug Profile service error

There is a defect in the IDz 15.0.1.0 client, when accessing the debug profile service.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Debugger 2 Not under consideration

Mise en place de contr?les sur entit?s overrid?es

RPP permet de cr?er des entit?s overrid?es (en particulier des rubriques et des segments) comme dans Pacbase. La diff?rence est que ces entit?s peuvent ?tre cr??es dans les sous ou super-biblioth?ques et qu'il n'y a pas de contr?le sur ces entit?s...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Make the z / OS Health Checker Customizable via an Administrator transaction and SIT – overwrites

Make the z / OS Health Checker Customizable via an Administrator transaction and SIT – overwrites.---See 30535,077,724.
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration