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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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Omegamon for z/OS needs to adjust the skip&count formula

The Omegamon for z/OS skip&count formula being used to determine which TCPIP port various Omegamon components bind to needs to be adjusted so the range of ports selected are in a more refined group of ports instead of spread out across the 65K...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Automated build process for CICS Web Services (wsbind files), XML Transforms (xsdbind files) and JSON Transforms (jsbind files)

We are working on modernizing our environment by transitioning to an CI/CD Pipeline in conjunction with a modern source code management tool. Currently there is no ability to automate the build of CICS Web Services, XML transform and JSON transfor...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

Include additional open-source tools for System Administration/Automation, CI/CD Pipelines and Development.

Enhance development ease of use, expand system administration/automation capabilities and continue to transfer Linux skills to the z/OS platform. A suggestion for the next set of tools to add: System Admin: sudo, gpg, openssl CI/CD: groovy/gradle,...
7 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 5 Future consideration

Add functionality to DFHCSDUP to allow for features available in CEDA online transaction such as CHECK.

There are features available in CEDA/B/C transactions that are not available with the DFHCSDUP utility program. Most times we make a copy of a CSD for a new environment and then make changes to groups and lists via batch job with utility DFHCSDUP....
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

Health check for zIIP processors on KSYS

It is recommended that reserved zIIP are available in a KSYS and it would be very helpful to have a new Health Check raising a warning if a KSYS LPAR has available zIIP but they are not reserved. This Health Check should be customizable for differ...
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 11 Not under consideration

PIF | RC to high while Insertion/Deletion of special resourse usage entrie in operation that already/not exist

While inserting a special resource usage entrie at an operation that already exist (equal SR-name) PIF will end with RC 12. The same is happening while deleting an entrie, that does not exist. Return code 12 is too high and for example an WAPL-scr...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Host code-page 838Thai with Windows regional format as English

Users will get more benefit if PCOMM can support 838Thai with Windows regional format as English because users will not manually switch regional format between English and Thai when they use Microsoft Excel.
7 months ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Rearrange the Configure User Build views

The Configure User Build dialog has the following pages: General information File attributes Log File Script parameters Additonal Files to Load Options 2 and 3 only have to be specified once but we never change them post the initial configuration....
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 2 Future consideration

RMFIII report STORM in CDP

Could we have RMFIII report STORM in CDP ? we currently have STORR STORC and STORF , but STORM is missing . kind regards Régis
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0

Define layout for SMF_105 records (GDPS RPO data)

Hi team, We would like to have the possibility of reporting real time RPO information using iZPCA. This will allow us to act faster and more accurately in events that can impact the client data replication and all of its disaster recovery strategy...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3

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