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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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Remote Edit History View does not support Browse

The Remote Edit History View has an "Open" command in the context menu. This means that the selected file is always locked. It would make sense to add a "Browse" to the context menu in the same way as the Remote Systems View, so that the file to b...
8 months ago in z/OS Explorer 1 Future consideration

GMTRAN DISCONNECT Option Expansion

When using the default CICS signon program, a user is able to clear the screen using ESC and run transactions under the default CICS user ID. Using End/PF3 terminates the session, but clearing the screen using the ESC key does not. We would like t...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

optimize content assist for big Cobol modules

Under some conditions, content assist can completely freeze the UI, interrupting flow of work. This should not happen: either the completion should return results quickly (under a few seconds) or it should stop blocking after a configurable timeou...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Future consideration

Web requester AT-TLS aware

Outbound web requester (SOAP) EXEC CICS INVOKE WEBSERVICE will use CICS SSL support if HTTPS is the protocol scheme in the URI. Shop standard is to have AT-TLS policy look for outbound HTTP requests to servers and create SSL session to server. In ...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Upgrade using AD plugin is not a good experience

Customer has issues with AD plugin upgrade as it has to be locally pushed to every desktop for users for the product. If a user accidentally updates the AD plugin and if other users are at a different level , then the project is corrupted. Custome...
8 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Implement a delay before querying a zCentric agent after the workstation became active

When a zCentric workstation goes from Offline to Active status, the controller immediately queries the agent to retrieve the status of the jobs. If the agent does not know the jobs requested by the controller, the latter sets them in UNKN error. ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Ing305I should be issued for any invoked shutdown

Currently if there is a GDPS controlled image when a shutdown has been invoked message ING305I is issued. This seems to be in line with the ING313I, Ing314i and Ing315I messages.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Allow helps associated to alerts in the KOBSITEC workspace (e3270ui)

Like in TEP, we would like in the e3270ui a Help for the alerts shown in the KOBSITEC workspace. It should be the same (plain text) that was defined in the Situation that generate the alert. The Help could be an additional option in the "Options M...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Future consideration

Grouping of AD projects as a quick start / filter

With a grouping of certain AD projects to a topic / filter, a quick access can be made for different analyzes on recurring AD projects. The grouping based on a filter criterion (name) provides an improved overview in the Explore View, especially f...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

zCentric job delays due to

We are looking for an EASIER way (either through EQQAUDIT report, or WAPL or RESTAPI even) of determining when a zcentric job is delayed due to parallel server limitation being exceeded (AND what the limit was set to as users can change the limit ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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