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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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Ability to specify Clock time Interval for Cyclic day file definitions

Current limitation of trying to use CICS PA Panels is when defining day cyclic smf files, it is treated as midnight to midnight cut. In reality our smf data is from around 4am - 4am (Staggered between different LPARS). This means when generating a...
4 months ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

The use of the symbols is not possible. Please set up.

For the configuration of the CL / Supersession, it is very helpful in various places to be able to use the MVS symbols. Also for programming logon routines and clists
over 7 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Update the IBM Explorer for z/OS document for secure communication

I'd like to suggest adding the scenario or be more explicit when talking about the cert usage. The manual explains about the use of self-signed and a signed cert of each user's certificate authority choice but I didn't find how to setup a scenario...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Documentation 1 Not under consideration

IDz to support BMS Map Subfields.

Need IDz to be able to support the ability to have subfields like in SDF. We have many maps today that use the subfields within SDF.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

AD lacks inter-relation analysis capability from java service connected to mainframe.

Proposed idea: 1. In current AD 6.0.1/6.1.x all artifacts loaded from z/OS into application discovery on windows would enable user to analyze the inter-module relationships/interdependencies in mainframe alone but it didn't show the holistic view ...
8 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

View SYSPARM data across multiple CICS regions simultaneously

Allow CICS region SYSPARM data to be displayed and filtered, across multiple CICS regions, just as is available in the CPSM WUI.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 7 Not under consideration

Add recommended data types to command documentation

When reviewing code, we try to teach the developers to use the right data type for the right purpose - use a binary index, don't do calculations with display numerics, etc. It would be very helpful if they didn't have to figure for themselves whic...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

OM JVM - Realtime monitor CPU and Memory per zOSCEE API and Service

A customer who is using zOSCEE would like to monitor the usage of CPU time and Memory per API and Service.For system operation point of view, this information is required for better management.Current OM JVM is able to provide "Response Time", but...
about 5 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 2 Future consideration

CDPz messaging modification to support data consumption by monitoring products.

Create message event separator for monitoring software (ie. Splunk) consumption. This will benefit all users in managing data collection with simplifying consumption protocols for monitoring tooling, providing target for each event message. Add re...
4 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Comparison, to show volumes not included

Kyndryl for Poste Italiane would like to set up an alert system to detect existing volumes that are not part of SMS copy pools. Due to configuration errors, they had a major production outage in April. Since it's not something that OMEGAMON for St...
4 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS / Product functionality 0 Needs more information