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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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Automatable IPL Complete messages (ING313/4/5)

The IPL Complete messages (ING313/4/5) are issued with DescCode 13 set, which means they cannot be trapped in the automation table. We therefore cannot alert them to our operators without defining additional rules - use MRT to remove DescCode 13.I...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Enhance Long Duration Alert Message Information for Usability

The Long Duration alert message should be enhanced to provide additional information that will assist in quicker assessment and analysis. Additional information requested to add to the message:* Run Cycle * Job start time* Jobs estimated duration*...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Display dataspaces alloacte for region

In the classic interface under U.K we could see the size of the dataspace allocation for the region. I did not see this facility in the E3270. For tracking the growth and managing the size of our utilization of data tables to is very important to ...
9 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Dynamic facility to re-order columns on summary screens

When dealing with Summary screens, to reorder the screen or add/remove columns from the screen requires that we edit the workspace in the WENU, which is difficult and affects all users of the system. We would like the ability to change column orde...
9 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Future consideration

Re-order the JES output results from a Remote zOS File Search when a PDSE member list is wildcarded.

When using IDz and performing a Remote zOS File Search that uses a wild-carded PDSE member selection (e.g. PPH2*) rather than the entire PDSE, that the output that is presented back to the user in JES output from the job is not in the same order a...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

PDB Comparison

Today there is no possibilty to compare the current PDB/SOCNTL against a new generated SONCTL to see the differences. With other words the automation adminstrator activates every change for a PDB / SOCNTL in blind flight without being able to chec...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Modify INGREQ Command Dialogs AOFKVFY1

When issuing a STOP vote against a grouip, update the logic so that the INGREQ verify panel AOFKVFY1 shows ALL affected resource, not only those defined directly to the group.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 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

CICS-MQ-CICS tracking support without having application to handle the addition RFH V2 header

CICS-MQ-CICS tracking support(OA62795) is rely on addition RFH V2 header. With feature enabled, either corresponding application needs to be enhanced to handle the addition header or q ueue definitions has to change to propctl=none. The requiremen...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

improve UX of credential dialogs for linux/zos they are very similar

Make more visible / aparant to the user which credentials are you asking for, for example: replace the gray hint of User ID field from "Enter user ID" to "root" or "ibmuser" based on the type of credentials. Because there are two types of credenti...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

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