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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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Can CUZ#EXPR be changed so it only produces reports and doesn't delete anything

CUZ#EXPR is run to delete expired backups from the repository and cloud service(s). I would be nice if there were an option available to allow it to produce the reports of what will be deleted without actually doing the deletes. The reports can th...
over 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Future consideration

CA7 - AD to support the CA7 ARF facility (conditional triggers using scripts)

AD currently does not support the CA7 ARF Facility in it's batch flow analysis. (conditional triggers using scripts)The team has been discussing / reviewing this ask with IBM partners - Luci P, Gord P, Rami Katan. 'Apr 16 - had meeting with IBM de...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

ADDI - Support CA7 Event based triggering

AD currently does not recognize CA7 Event Job Scheduling in it's batch flow analysis. The team has been discussing / reviewing this ask with IBM partners - Luci P, Gord P, Rami Katan; 'Apr 16 - had meeting with IBM dev team, Further discussions ha...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

COBOL V5+ Recursion Protection for File Declaratives

If an abnormal file condition is "protected" by a COBOL declarative routine and this routine closes the file the file status becomes 00 and another write attempt by the application will fail again driving the declarative again, thus creating a loop.
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) New user exit to avoid SNAP CPSI ECB generation

SNAPC processing CXFRC's a new ECB to CPSI even if the SNAP is being suppressed (ZASER S NODUPL or ZIDOT SUPPRESS etc). A check is done to ensure at least 6% ECBs/frames are available so this processing should not cause an outage, but it can resul...
over 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Site Profile: global-customized site settings

Enable the option of a site global settings file for all users instead of configuring settings in each user's workspace. For example, 3.10.1 change date structure to DD/MM/YY for all users. FMN2POPT module does not address all of the ISPF default ...
almost 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Use PF7 and PF8 for scrolling on HELP PANELS

On the HELP panels for File Manager the scrolling options are F10 and F11.Since F7 and F8 are almost universal throughout ISPF this convention should be adopted by the HELP panels as well.
almost 9 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Users getting a deletion notification when requested for a read receipt while sending email to shared mailbox

We wanted to know 1) How to disable the sending any read/deletion receipt to the end user via ICC? 2) Is it possible to mark an email as Read via ICC during processing? This can go as an acknowledgment /read receipt to the user that the message wa...
over 4 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE - Support for HMAC Signature generation

Identification/Authentication for Client end points posting RESTful API requests are predominantly utilizing HMAC signature. So, z/OS Connect EE API requester capability to be enhanced with HMAC signature generation for dynamic no. of elements sen...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

OMEGAMON Networks - Need stop VTAM for validate FIX applyed

To validate fixes applied on OMEGAMON XE for Networks in necessary to restart VTAM.
almost 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Installation 1 Not under consideration

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