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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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    IntelliMagic Vision with DS8A00 with FCM4 shows incorrect values at "% of the real capacity that is allocated"

    DS8A00 with FCM4 has additional reporting data (like writable capacity) IntelliMagic Vision "Allocated capacity in the storage pool" shows correct values IntelliMagic Vision "% of the real capacity that is allocated" shows incorrect values High Ri...
    9 months ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

    zSecure Alert - Align Mail header for Alert 1617 with message C2P1617I

    This is to request an update in the way zSecure Alert generates the mail for the master key rotation.See attached screen print for reference. Where the message contains both key types RSA and ECC as expected.The mail body holds the same informatio...
    7 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 0 Planned for future release

    zSecure - CO.2 -> enhance generated JCL with customer CKRCARLA

    While working with interactive carla scripts via zSecure option CO.2 menu one can either run the script interactive or in batch mode. As it is possible to work with referenced input members in carla like:I DD=CKRCARLA M=ACCRDBALHowever, the genera...
    11 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 1 Planned for future release

    Dynamic Link Panel for Global Mirror 4-Site B/D Links

    In the current GDPS 4.7 4-site MGM topology, the CHECK_TOPOLOGY command checks all pathing interconnectivity between A,B,C,and D sites. The Dynamic Link panel within GDPS/GM (or NVG system) only supports the management of links being actively used...
    8 months ago in GDPS 6 Planned for future release

    Need to be able to customize TdwcGlobalSettings within the zconnector, for example, to increase the value for zosHttpTimeout to avoid timeout issues with RESTAPI calls

    Having the timeout at 30,000 milliseconds (30 seconds) is causing difficulties for implementing RESTAPI. It seems to be possible to increase the timeout limit with: <?xml version="1.0"?> <tdwc> <settings> <http> <propert...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

    update STIG Check RACF-US-000060 from assertion to a programable validation

    Today spending the time to research all of the various settings called out in this STIG check is time consuming and all appear to be programmatically verifiable which would save time. Additionally we do not find the 'assertion' function all that g...
    12 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Planned for future release

    UI-Optimization: various refresh and customize inconveniences (PLAz-Tool)

    Product Code 5698-LDA - “Auto Refresh“ after editing and closing an event would make working much easierIf the column width cannot be changed, please DO NOT implement our auto-refresh requirement. After the refresh, the temporarily changed column ...
    4 months ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Planned for future release

    Protect deletion of Dual Control tickets

    Dual Control policy allows you to retain tickets for a specified period. We have set up to retain executed tickets for 52 weeks. However, VPCPDC00 (Dual Control Tickets panel) allows you to delete without any means to protect that from happening. ...
    about 1 year ago in GDPS 9 Planned for future release

    Improve performance of the dcp command

    When copying from USS to MVS, the cp command fails if the dataset is already shared. dcp works but is slower than cp. It would be very useful if dcp could be faster and closer to the performance of the cp command.
    5 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Planned for future release

    CPC Operations query - CBU records

    It order to reduce the access to the HMC-SE, could be useful to have more information in panel 3 --> 1 --> R near related CPC (VPCPCOPR) of GDSPS like to show for each RecID the expiration date and time.
    over 2 years ago in GDPS 13 Planned for future release

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