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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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    Implement a BMS map editor/viewer

    Costumer is interested in have a VS Code based BMS map editor, so they can do the same edits they are able to do on Eclipse. Costumer is moving to VS Code and needs the tool to have at least the same capabilities as Eclipse based IDE.
    11 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Under review

    Password spray alerts various sources

    zSecure Alert is uniquely equipped to capture events and circumstances at near real-time and can serve as an early alert for such incidents as password spraying from external sources. The identification of an attack from external sources (SSH and ...
    4 days ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 0 Submitted

    Enable Proxy Configuration Support in INGREST via Web Enablement Toolkit Options

    Currently, INGREST does not support proxy server configuration. It makes direct HTTP/HTTPS connections to target endpoints and does not provide any parameters for defining a proxy server. This creates a limitation for environments that require all...
    about 2 hours ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

    Add support to CONVERT to use the partitioning key from KEYSIN DD as coded in support of custom PSE's

    This is useful for customers who use a custom PSE that produces a numeric key whose length differs from the DBD and is not padded with F's. It is also useful when a custom PSE uses a numeric high key of '999' versus all F's for the last partition....
    about 18 hours ago in IMS HALDB Toolkit for z/OS  / Product functionality 0 Submitted

    Multi-volume datasets have incorrect extents displayed.

    Currently, when reporting on multi-volume datasets, only the extents from a single volume are displayed (the largest one). The other volumes are excluded and never displayed. This data is incorrect. We use this report to identify datasets that nee...
    about 21 hours ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Backup GDPS data that is saved in the NetView save/restore database.

    Today, GDPSMNT exists in GDPS Metro and can be used to export and import user-specified GDPS data that is saved in the NetView save/restore database (that is, the DSISVRT dataset). We would like the same tool (or similar) in GDPS Global so we can ...
    about 23 hours ago in GDPS 0 Submitted

    Enhance z/OS Connect EE to support retrieval of a list of outbound requests (API Requesters) deployed on z/OS Connect EE servers configured with OpenAPI 3.

    Currently, z/OS Connect EE provides robust functionality to list APIs via its management interfaces. However, it lacks an equivalent feature for listing API Requesters(Outbound requests)—representing outbound API calls—deployed on a z/OS Connect E...
    1 day ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

    ADDI Job Flow: Step/PROC Node Click Should Navigate to Source Code Like Job Name Does

    In ADDI, when testing Job Flow visualization, clicking the Job Name at the top correctly opens the corresponding JCL source. However, when clicking on a Step name or PROC name within the Job Flow diagram, ADDI does not bring up the associated code...
    1 day ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Submitted

    recover GM should indicate date and time for the data

    After a stop, when we do a RECOVER GM, we do not know the date and time of the recover. We should find somewhere the date and time of the last good consistency point. This will probably be the first thing ask by management in case of real DR.
    2 days ago in GDPS 0 Submitted

    add an option in STOP SECONDARY script for GM to stop with consistency

    The script to stop secondary in GM doesn't permit a STOP with coherency. The script STOP SECONDARY should implement an option to stop consistenly.
    2 days ago in GDPS 0 Submitted

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