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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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Enhance handling of SDF user data

When a system joins an SAplex and when the RESYNC FP command is used, a user status tree defined with an &SDFCxxx variable should be handled at the focal point in the same manner as the Configuration Refresh Monitoring tree. That is, the entir...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Host Emulator Support 64-bit mode MSCAPI connection

RDz should support Host Emulator MSCAPI connection in 64-bit mode. MSCAPI can only connect in 32-bit mode now.
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 4 Not under consideration

Extending Java support on Linux on z (or other platforms)

Is there any plan in the roadmap to extend Java support on Linux on z (or other platforms)?
over 4 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Regular expression support in filters

Need the ability to use regular expressions to build data set and job output filters.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Add a feature for clearing line numbers from datasets in ISPF

The idea is add a NUMS CLEAR to the ISPF command set. Basically this would shut NUMS and clear any of the numbers that were already put in place.
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Not under consideration

To display properties of TAPE dataset

Unable to see properties for tape dataset
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

SHUTDOWN needs more selections than just NORM, IMMED and FORCE

Require the ability to have different defined SHUTINIT, SHUTNORM, SHUTIMMED and SHUTFORCE types similar that of STARTUP function. To permit different types of NORMAL shutdown commands.
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Include execution times for Code Coverage reports

In the Code Coverage result we can see the percentage of execution coverage for each routine, and we request to show the time spent to execute the routines.
over 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Enhance JVM Keystore resiliency if bad certificate encountered

Today, a JVM that utilizes SSL will earmark a keystore/keyring as invalid if any certificate within the keystore/keyring is missing a private key, regardless of it other certificates are valid and the problematic certificate is not even used withi...
over 8 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Integration of operational data from Production

RFE opened on behalf of BNPP. BNPP wants the AD model to be enriched with production data coming from the "Execution" and "Production Monitoring" standpoint, especially extracted from TADz and SMF. BNPP wishes to use native AD mechanisms to exploi...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

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