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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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Solution in IZPCA to provide information based on SMF_121

Hello, Currently I don't see any solution in IZPCA providing information based on SMF_121.Could you please confirm if you have been working in some solution to provide information using SMF_121 or planning something on that? Thank you!
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Future consideration

Provide comprehensive Documentation on how the Product works, such as a Redbook.

Presently the IzPCA documentation is mainly about how to install and run the software, or how to be a Capacity Planner, not how the product actually functions. Without comprehensive documentation, customers have to depend on the vendor for ongoing...
9 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Future consideration

Endevor v18 function support in IDz 14.1.5

The new feature for IDz concerns the CARMA bridge interface to Endevor. Endevor release 18 allows for 256 character element names for USS support. The current CARMA interface only allows for 10 characters. The CARMA interface should support the ne...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Future consideration

Protect TWS Subresources for ETT, JV, RD and SR with authority group id

Implement the field authority group id for TWS objects ETT, RD, JV and SR and protect the access to the objects via new RACF subresources(the same way as applications with subresource AD.GROUP)
over 8 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Provide the equivalent of the Netlog BROWSE ALL command in CANZLOG

You can use the BLOG command in conjunction with the Netlog BROWSE ALL subcommand. This is not available when using CANZLOG.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

GDPS CA UI filter for the workload components

When Displaying the workload components in the UI for the workload , Ability to filter only the lines with status active,
about 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Future consideration

TWSz - Tool needed for localizing cause of Critical Path gap

Tool needed for localizing successor-flow causing gaps in Critical path.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Future consideration

Add blocking of edition of the sequence number zone in Cobol editor

In COBOL Editor for edition of programs, it is impossible to inactivate the edition in the left sequence number zone (columns 1 to 7). This option exists in ISPF editor (TSO) and in LPEX editor (NUM COB).In Cobol Editor, even if we unnumber left (...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 8 Future consideration

Export and Import additional policies to/from File

TSA provides the function to export and import Policies to flat files, but are missing various types of policies.Customers need to be able to export and import additional policies, specifically for the following entries: 30 TMR- Timers, 08 SVP - S...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Add a folder under "Task History Detail" panel (E3279UI) for displaying the transaction tracking information. Fields are from performance data group DFHCICS. Please the attached file for details.

It will help identifying the tracking information of the task in terms of problem determination, performance monitoring and tuning.
about 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration