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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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Support user defined metrics in the NVPC feed for RTMC (TPFUG/Visa)

Only IBM defined metrics are currently supported in the NVPC feed. These metrics are ECB specific. We have a homegrown tool that provides a one-dimensional view of NVPC type data and user defined counters that are sent as part of that homegrown fe...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Clear project related configuration files for host based z/OS Projects

We are using host based projects for our development on z/OS, and in some (rare) cases, a host project isn't loaded in IDz. This seems to be related to an unwanted loss (network,host-side) of the host connection. To overcome this issue, some proej...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Update CICS signon program to allow for more than 246 characters so it can display IRS required Warning Banners.

The IRS PUB 1075 regulatory requirements requires a business use statement or warning banner for systems that hold Federal Taxpayer Information (FTI). Here is the warning banner suggestion. https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/warning-banner-mus...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RFE for updating members in build client in chunks

Updating members in build client causing high CPU consumption since choosing the complete project is the only option that we have. Therefore ADDI started task IAYLSTNR starts to consume a lot of CPU (resulting in high MIPS consumption). It would b...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 5 Not under consideration

Update existing ZD&T image with datasets from multiple sources (Z mainframe)

Sun Life is interested in improving the upgrade image process. They requested the capability to update an existing image from multiple sources i.e.: 2 different Development LPARs from Z mainframe.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

REMOVE MAINTENANCE OF POLICY DATABASES AND BUILD,REFRESH PROCESS FOR ACF FILE

make all automation configuration dynamic with not maintaining policy databases/customization separately, instead customize, configure refresh directly from SA Netview agent panel. this would not only help maintaining policy database datasets but ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

Endevor/Carma support for userdata

Our host implementation of Endevor relies heavily on the Endevor USERDATA field stored with every version of the element in the Endevor MCF. We have used the newly introduce QuikEdit extensions to Display and Modify the Userdata. As a general rul...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Not under consideration

RTMC file ID support

Problem statement: Real-time runtime metrics collection support reports finds and file counts. But you can't tell which files are being accessed by a message, which files are being accessed more/less over time on the system or by a specific messag...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^T

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Angela LabateSubmitters Company: RBC Financial Group PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^THo...
about 9 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Reprocessing of messages after ESS returned a not ready condition at Phase I.

IMS should not reprocess messages in case an ESS system is returning a "not ready" condition at Phase one.This may lead to different problems into IMS as we have seen in our customer environment . The following are just two examples of what can oc...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 3 Not under consideration

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