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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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Issue an alert when IMS virtual storage usage reaches a threshold.

An ABEND occurred in the customer's system due to run out of IMS CTL region size. Currently, usage is checked during periodic termination, but unexpected increases in usage cannot be detected during running, so the customer has strongly requested...
9 days ago in IMS 0 Submitted

Possibility to define a property group by default

Hi, It would be useful to have the option to define a property group by default for all imported z/OS projects. Today our developers must select each project and associate it with the property group that we want. An action that can be easily autom...
about 7 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 0 Submitted

ADDI should be able to identify 3rd party software programs and identify them as UTILIY instead of Load Module. RAA had the capability to identify 3rd party mainframe tools like Easytrieve, Infogix, etc.

This would make it clear to someone doing analysis that no source code would exist for this progam.
2 days ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Wazi Analyze 0 Submitted

IntelliMagic Vision with DS8A00 with FCM4 shows incorrect values at "% of the real capacity that is allocated"

DS8A00 with FCM4 has additional reporting data (like writable capacity) IntelliMagic Vision "Allocated capacity in the storage pool" shows correct values IntelliMagic Vision "% of the real capacity that is allocated" shows incorrect values High Ri...
3 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Submitted
145 VOTE

Allow script execution from remote emulator in IDZ

Most 3270 emulators allow the execution of scripts and in our case we use it a lot for the execution of automatic tests, it also allows us to enter certain commands to extend the session in HOST, so we really miss having this option that we consid...
about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 9 Submitted

Allow APM Tools to Automatically Instrument .NET CTG Client for Trx Tracability

The current release of the CTG Client used for .NET applications requires us to make code changes in our applications to integrate APM tools, specifically Instana. In our environment, numerous .NET applications act as CTG clients, serving a highly...
10 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 0

DWC Widget for EQQ* Messages

Currently, we use DWC dashboards for Operations staff to monitor multiple controller error queues and agent workstations for offline status. We handle late alerts by capturing the EQQE027I messages, which SA then picks up and sends to another cons...
about 5 hours ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

Add a 'current' symlink to the Open Enterprise Foundation directory

We want to add the PATH statement in our main profile dataset without the use of a version in the path. We are thinking about a solution like java is implemented. We can use a /current symlink to point to the newest version of OEF for z/OS. This w...
about 11 hours ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Submitted

Provide job to list the status of all Alerts in a specified C2PCUST dataset

We have potentially 25 LPARs across 5 sysplexes to manage, each with their own set of Alerts (each LPAR has its own C2PCUST library). zSecure Alert provides online (i.e. via ISPF) access to see the status of these alerts. However, signing on to 25...
1 day ago in zSecurity / zSecure Alert 2 Submitted
177 VOTE

Develop the functionality in File Manager to choose the encoding with a file should be downloaded to a PC through its export to desktop function

BBVA is a very important global bank with operations in Spain, Mexico, Turkey, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, etc. BBVA is the largest bank in Mexico, employing over one thousand of mainframe developers. These developers use IBM Developer for z for th...
4 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 8 Future consideration

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