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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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HOD DPW - Provide Option to Specify Path for Customized CA files

Provide the ability to specify the CA store where the Host On-Demand Deployment Wizard will search for certificates received on a host session. The recommended circumvention of copying the certificate to where DPW will look for it requires adminis...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

PROCOPS - focal point functionality like in system automation

Change PROCOPS in a way that the focal Point concept works like the System Automation focal point concept
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

CARMA - Remember association regardless of search method

I do 'Search' in CARMA by specifying CPN* as element name (everything else System, sub-system, ect. is *). I find member and do 'Extract to' a 'Remote project'. Now, if I expand folders and drill down to the same member in ISODEV, SBU1, STND, ENTM...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

create API project in batch way

on behalf of ICBCa way to share and modify mapping rule in a batch way, eg in excel
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Application Discovery : Export Feature in Nested Cross Application Call Graph

Hello This RFE request is mainly concerned about export possibility in the nested cross application call graph. We have learned that version v5.1.0.7 has new cross call graph feature., meaning ADDI not only retrieve the border programs(ones that h...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

ANZ ADDI deployment

Virtual resource connections are not being shown in the CA7 Job triggering flow.
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Please add TIME_RES lookup tables to more IDSZ components

Please add TIME_RES lookup tables to more IDSZ components. Currently there are only two TIME_RES tables for CP (CP_TIME_RES) and MVSPM (MVSPM_TIME_RES) components and we are looking this feature for all components
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 2 Future consideration

Please provide summary IzDS tables for critical components like DASD, CF etc

Please provide summary IzDS tables for critical components like DASD, CF etc.We are currently using table MVSPM_DEVICE_H to retrieve DASD usage and response data. The data has one record per DASD device. A key metric for us is to have response and...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Future consideration

DFHLS2WS needs to support new COBOL standards that allow to leave out FILLERs

Newer COBOL compilers allow that FILLERs don't have to be specified explicitely any more. But these structures fail when fed into DFHLS2WS. e.g. 01 REQUEST. 10 PIC X(08). 10 FELD1 PIC X(08). 10 FILLER PIC X(08). 10 FELD2 PIC X(08).and 01 REQUEST. ...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Reduce CDC interval frequency limit

Currently the CDC minimum collection interval is5 seconds. If this could be reduced ( perhaps to 1 second), more granular data would be available. this data would be more useful for problem diagnosis, as well as provide better tivoli monitoring au...
almost 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration