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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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National characters are not supported under Metadata column in AD Analyze Client

When using REST API functions to place data under the Metadata column within AD Analyze Client we do see that this function does not support national characters.
almost 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Enhance the z/OS Explorer CM plugin​ to support MFA

CICS Configuration Manager V5.4Our application teams have requested the ability to use the CM plugin as an alternative to the ISPF panels. In order to achieve this we would require the CM plugin be enhanced to support MFA.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

IDz: Allow IDZ user build variables to be generated from RTC language definition/translator instead of manually via IDz Prefs

In an IDz user build, DDNAMEs using variables as STEP RCs in a build have to be defined manually in the context of the z/os project.Normally, the STEPS and initBuild are defined as properties of the language definition by navigating to IDz Window/...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Future consideration

Misidentification of IMS Segment

This RFE is to improve the identification of graph elements when using IMS CBLTDLI and EXEC DLI calls. In this situation (case TS004447136 Escalation SRR: 31080) BILRTP00.16969 is misidentified and shown in the graph as an IMS database segment.Thi...

Authentication for BuildClient/BuildClientConfiguration

Hi Moving BuildClient & BuildClientConfiguration from ADDI server to "normal" windows client is possible but it's not possible then to control access to BuildClient. Wish to add authentication/authorization to BuildClient/BuildClientConfigurat...
12 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Dataset flow graph support for Compuware File-Aid utility

We use File-aid batch utilities extensively in our batch jobs. AD's dataset flow does not support File-aid and therefore looks broken. This RFE is created as agreed with IBM staff KTIMOTHY@jp.ibm.com and yiplf@sg.ibm.com refer TS004447144 for details
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

SA generated MRT needs to be consistent with auto-generated trap behaviour

Under OTHERMSG SA should use the EXIT statement by default so trap behaviour is the same as a default UPON MSGID(...). Example of an UPON MSGID...UPON( MSGID = 'IEFC166D' ) REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)When there is a hit on this message, there is no addit...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

enhance the command IMBRCST to allow complex conditions

Today the command IMBRCST allows or conditions to specify the receivers of the brodcast. In HAO implementations you must define more than one condition to address the users that you want to inform. For example: You have configured a HAO solution w...
12 months ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Allow to assign one operator to an APL and/or MTR

Some resources are highly mission critical. Actions against those resource have been immediatly be processed.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

An enhancement to the IMS Universal Drivers and Open Database Manager to allow for batching IMS segment data for the keyed segment and all of its dependent/child segments

Currently the JDBC driver allows for batching off a specific SSA list. Our application requires a way to fetch segments of varying parentage that do not conform to a single SSA. For example, We have a three level hierarchy of SEGMENT1, SEGMENT2, A...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Future consideration