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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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Change monitoring way of elapsed and CPU in policies

Currently, when using policies, calculation of CPU and Elapsed times are done between EXEC CICS commands. So, if previous EXEC CICS never completes, rules are not triggered if CPU or Elapsed are exceeded. It should be interesting to monitor these ...
6 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Host Emulator Macro Availability

Macros are an invaluable feature that allows users to automate repetitive tasks by recording keystrokes and commands. Having this feature will greatly improve productivity and user experience. Below are some specific use cases where I see it being...
10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

IMS TM Resource Adapter compatible with Java 17 and Jakarta EE (Jakarta Connectors)

We currently migrating APIs SpringBoot applications from Java version 8 to 17. Currently, we are using IBM Liberty Host and IBM IMS TM Resource Adapter (JCA 1.7) to integrate with IMS 15.1 with Java version 8. However, we need to migrate to Java v...
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

Open source language server(s) in IBM Z Open Editor

Not entirely sure if the source for the LSP implementations are made openly available, so please close this off it is. Open sourcing the LSPs for JCL, REXX, COB, ASM, will allow them to be used as extensions to other IDEs.VS Code is popular due to...
4 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

UNCOND option support for a GSAM resource in IMS managed ACB environment

In a management ACB environment, our customers must execute IMS Catalog Populate utility (DFS3PU00) or ACB Generation and Catalog Populate utility (DFS3UACB) when they update existing PSB/DBD resources. However, sometimes they need to fall back th...
8 months ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Is a defect

Maximum size of HLQ.RKC2HIST limited to 4 GB

The Poste Italiane customer processes millions of transactions at hour and the history RKC2HIST dataset of 4 GB the depth of the historical data on the most important CICS is only 2 hours. The customer would like to be able to allocate the dataset...
8 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

GDPS and support for mirroring of volumes related to Controlling LPARs

If a critical situation occurs and our volumes used for a Controlling LPAR are cleared we must recover the entire LPAR somehow......
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 12 Not under consideration

Assignment of IMS MASTER terminal

Remove the need for ++USERMOD against DFSICL70 or other individual solutions to circumvent the /ASSIGN problem with IMS MASTER terminal
about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 3 Future consideration

GDPS RACF SAMPLE FILE

SA provides SAF configuration support, which provides a sample file for configuring RACF groups and NETCMDS profiles configuration for SA. GDPS could provide similar sample file for RACF to externalize the security of IBM SA and GDPS configuration...
over 6 years ago in GDPS 14 Planned for future release

Security for commands through OM (OCM) on resource level. UPD TRAN NAME(MYTRAN) ... IMS.CSLPLEX.UPD.TRAN.MYTRAN

When application programmers will make commands from ZOWE, Ansible etc. it will be necessary to protect resources so a programmer could only work with her/his own resources. Even for Type-1 commands through OM (OCM) and CIMS/DIMS for DIS TRAN MYTR...
about 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Future consideration

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