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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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Add a tailored flag of CMS_FTO in PARMGEN

Ideally, we want PARMGEN TEMS to officially support a tailored flag (proposed KDS_X_HUB_CMS_FTO_FLAG or something to that effect) that supports generating the CMS_FTO=%KDS_X_HUB_CMS_FTO_FLAG% value programmatically by the PARMGEN $PARSE job.
over 8 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Delivered

[PARMGEN] A flat dataset (without member) for SYSTCPD

During the PARMGEN, there is a step for Global variable setting. - hlq.WCONFIG($GBL$USR). My customer is using the SYSTCPD as a flat dataset. (no member). - ex) GBL_DSN_TCP_SYSTCPD_TCPDATA "TCPIP.DATA" Currently, the PARMGEN creates JCLs as below....
over 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Delivered

ITM ICAT enhancement – ICAT is lengthy and cumbersome

ITM ICAT enhancement – ICAT is lengthy and cumbersome. ITM enhancement - Edited for clarity and spelling. This needs significantly more specifics about what is wrong with ICAT and what improvements are requested. This may be a moot point in the fa...
about 13 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

Validate console command based on OPERCMDS access

Hi, Omeg MVS is a powerfull tool. I think a great enhancement should be implemented to improve its security. We have to comply to many laws and everything turns around security, resources access... For example, our console operators loggued to the...
over 13 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Delivered

Network Extended navigator View included as part of OMEGAMON for MFN

The Network Extended Navigator View Should be shipped as part of OMEGAMON for MFN. Currently it is only available though a manual download from ISM (opal).
over 12 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

FTP Session Monitoring for Connect Enterprise FTP Server ports not available

Need the ability to capture from Connect Enterprise defined port assignments (my PMR addressed 5565 to a specific LPAR but really should be any other than port 21 since we don't have native FTPs) for either Server or Client: 1) Failed FTP sessions...
almost 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / API 2 Delivered

Provide a checkbox to NOT show IBM transactions

A feature I'd like to see is the ability (via a check box probably) of NOT showing IBM transactions in the PA plugin view. This is an issue in CICS Explorer (at least to me) as well. I am using the HDB currently in CICS EXplorer with the plugin. T...
over 12 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Provide CPU Totals on CICS PA MQ reports

Update CICS PA so the MQ reports provide a single value which gives the transaction's total CPU time spent within MQ
over 12 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Allow non display of rows in PA views by mask

It would be beneficial to us to be able to then filter by “only show transactions where say the Response Time Average is > than some value”. This type of functionality could apply to other columns in the tabular view (or maybe to only certain c...
over 12 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

CICS PA v3.2 LISTX report TRANFLAG abnormal termination bit

CICS PA does not have the capability of producing a report containing a list of all SMF110 performance records that have abnormally terminated, as recorded within TRANFLAG (DFHTASK_164) byte 5 bit 7 which is set on abnormal termination. IBM APAR P...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered