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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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We have a concern that it seems to be an architectural design limit to PDSEs that they will not extend beyond one volume.Need

Hi Team, We have a concern that it seems to be an architectural design limit to PDSEs that they will not extend beyond one volume.Need to know if this is actually the case.If it is, then is there a way to allow them extend beyond one volume. Or an...
about 5 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Planned for future release

Implement console command to allow the setting of CTG agteway health in WLM

We are looking for a method to control new workload connections to not go to certain CTG gateway regions without needing to cycle gateway regions which will cause failing application requests. This request is to extend the already existing command...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

LOG for each subsystem monitored is required for IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON Enhanced 3270 User Interface (TOM)

A LOG for each subsystem monitored is needed in order to be able to report all the activities performed on/by that subsystem (from user, system engineers, monitoring and automation tool, etc.). This log has to be visible from TOM, not only on clas...
about 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

File Manager plugin -selections as rectangular

The RDZ editor does not currently have the capability to select a subsetof the data so that it can be cut into the clip board and then pasted back again later
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Enhancement to TXSeries monitoring facility

1: MONQ doesn't get cleared automatically2: There is no Date field in the Report3: We can not provide size to create multiple MONQ based on file size.
about 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

New function in Omegamon MFN to inspect active connections for performance

The current release of Omeagmon MFN has great data on a connection, but unless you are familiar with the Session performance metrix, there is still alot of research required to debug performance issues on a connection. With NMI Trace data added it...
about 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

ZDT - Add datasets to ADCD w/o having deployed ADCD using Tools

Requirement to use Tools for dataset copy from source system to ZDT ADCD w/o having initially deployed ADCD using Tools. In other words, no dependency on Tools required to deploy ADCD, then add data using Tools.
about 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

FlashCopy Support

Support use of FlashCopy to make database copies/backups when the database is on a mirrored volume.
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

RDz - Software Analyzer rule documentation

The following is required. 1) Rule name (already provided by IBM), 2) Rule description (already provided by IBM), 3) Why this rule is an industry best practice (IBM, please provide), 4) Coding example that triggers the rule (IBM, please provide) 5...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

CICS MQ Listener (CPIL) serialisation of In-Only messages

CICS MQ Listener enhancement to serialise (or otherwise throttle) processing of "in-only" requests. The CICS MQ Listener for web services (CPIL) currently schedules a new task immediately upon arrival of each message on a request queue. This is id...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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