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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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DEDB ALTER REPLRAND - no change to randomizer name

We can replace an active DEDB database randomizer while the DEDB database remains accessible online by using the REPLRAND function of the DEDB alter utility. Current support of this function requires users to change RMNAME parameter on the DBD, DB...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Address VOL=REF=

Current TAAM is not able to address VOL=REF=* option for allocation. But competitor has it. Hence, as like TAAM already built an option SET_UNIT_AFFINITY (to care UNIT=AFF=*), how about to build new option, so called SET_VOL_REF to care VOL=REF=* ?
almost 5 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provision of an API for the delta determination of changed modules from a certain timestamp

In the "Make" process of an AD project via the build client, any module of the time stamp is created internally before access.For a further bond of internal authorization is the monitoring and the review of all modules.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Explorer CM Deployment Analysis Report - Export to excel Functionality

Currently we are able to generate CM Deployment Analysis Report using Explorer Plugin. But unable to download/export the data to excel or other formatted.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Batch CM Deployment Analysis Report - Additional Functionality

The CM Deployment Batch Report needs the below additional functionalities: 1) Create package with duplicate entries to be deleted (Should identify duplicate entries that are not in use only)2) Create an export file which can be used as input into CM
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS command needed to verify "SHARED" storage addresses

A need to validate a "SHARED" storage address currently forces us to verify the address using SM domain's SCA and SCE control blocks. Our goal is to eliminate the needed to chase Storage control block SCE chains to validate a SHARED storage addres...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Application Performance analyser (APA) - Cross region and cross LPAR ability for CICS transactions

A CICS transaction can execute across multiple regions in the same LPAR or in other LPARs. It would make analysis more complete if all of the performance data including CICS, DBMS(s) and file accesses etc could be shown for a single transaction re...
over 9 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

ADDI-Support for current version of C

In order to avoid breaking the ADDI build process the C scanner has to support the syntax of the current version of z/OS XL C.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Perform optimizations based on __attribute__((__malloc__))

Currently, __attribute__((__malloc__)) does not work as documented in the compiler docs. The documentation infers that the compiler performs certain optimizations when using __malloc__ attribute. However, it appears that the compiler simply tolera...
over 9 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration

Program Control Flow does not work

Program Control Flow does not work.We have a Program Control Flow Error : CRRZJ0002E The view cannot be opened because the program cannot be parsed or parsing has not completed. The development team recognize that RDz could wait for the parsing to...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

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