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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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TPFAR needs more flexibility in choosing the Complex Name

TPFAR does not allow for the flexibility of having a Complex Name that is different from the CTKI specified complex name. We should have the option to choose the TPFAR complex name for each TPF system.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Improve Sysplex Distributer / DVIPA routing for CICSplex

Today, a TCP/IP connection request comes to a specific DVIPA definition in TCP/IP and is essentially routed “round robin” across eligible LPARs and CICS regions. We want CPSM to influence which CICS region / LPAR is assigned to new DVIPA connectio...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

AD Support for Systematics Core Banking Software

The Systematics Core Banking Solution offers end-to-end solutions for architecture, customer information (Relationship Manager), deposits (IMPACS & Savings Time), lending (Advanced Lending Solution Servicing Manager), and financial and managem...
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Require fine grain security for IMS Admin service in z/OS Connect

A more fine grained security model is needed for IMS Admin service in zCEE so that multiple E4D development teams can share the same instance of zCEE server without the danger of stepping on other team's artifacts.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

CICS provisioning workflow - VSAM dataset definitions

In the CICS provisioning workflow, the USS zfs definition uses DATACLAS while the definition for the CSD uses volume and unit.Both are VSAM. It would like to be able to use any SMS class or none by using a volume and unit for either dataset.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / zospt utility 0 Future consideration

Provisioned CICS JOBNAME and APPLID

There should be a separation between the APPLID and the started task JOBNAME.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / zospt utility 2 Not under consideration

ClearCase (via CTE) Total Integration with z/OS Project.

The CTE for Eclipse (ClearTeam Explorer) doesn't integrate with z/OS Project of RDz. Normally, the COBOL program stay into the dataset in mainframe. The z/OS Project just has a logical view of this program. In fact, the z/OS Project has a xml file...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Format data delimited by special characters.

To fullfill this requirement, the user is aware that he must provide a self written copybook/template. Using this template he should be able to format/map a data string which has his specific format, whereby a logical field to map is delimited by ...
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

File manager UNDO command

IBM File Manager should provide an COMMIT command to ensure that changes during the Usage of a File Manager session can be Commited or Restored to the "before" status. This feature is available by other similar non-IBM products
over 7 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Marking 'jobs/jobstream' as monitored in 'Monitoring Workload' tap.

System: Dynamic Workload Console(TWS) Actor: Enginner who revises the execution pipeline of a job Descripción: When operators had revised the executions pipeline of jobs and they're ok. So they want to mark these jobs as monitored.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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