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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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PINNED Liberty z/OS - identity propagation for ctg - Case sensitivity issue
I would like to request to give Liberty z/OS a new property to upper case user IDs. WebSphere traditional sends the user IDs always in upper letters and while migrating the applications to Liberty z/OS, we are facing problems when the user log in ...
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    IntelliMagic Vision to support SMF 120.12 records

    Liberty generates SMF 120 records subtype 12 for Java Batch. Enabling Java batch SMF logging for Liberty on z/OS® | WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment Liberty Network Deployment | IBM Documentation  We would like to see them in I...
    2 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Dynamic Workload Console: Add SSL connection for DB2 z/OS database

    Today it is not supported to run dbsslconnection true for DB2Z database for the DWC and I would like it to be added. Dynamic Workload Console installation - dwcinst script - IBM Documentation --dbsslconnection true | false Enables or disables the ...
    5 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0

    being able to have LOGForwarder option to collect ONLYSYSPLEX data

    today, LOGForwarder with option -l/L , you can select LPAR datastreams or LPAR and Sysplex Groups, it would be useful if we could have an option to collect ONLY sysplex groups datastreams
    6 days ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Submitted

    Report Client Statistics ECITIMEOUT client specified value - for new CTG 10.1 feature

    Report Client Statistics ECITIMEOUT value and the number of timeouts per Statistics Interval. Currently, shown are: cmTimeout, wtTimeout, idleTimeout, ecitimeout, can override the IPCONN specified ecitimout=0, providing the client value. Client re...
    2 minutes ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Submitted

    Enable ISPF-style editable SO/SI and lossless mixed EBCDIC editing in Zowe Explorer and IBM Z Open Editor

    Customers migrating from ISPF need to treat SO (X'0E') and SI (X'0F') as editable byte positions, including intentional empty and unusual sequences. Strict text conversion can make existing mixed SBCS/DBCS members read-only, prevent them from open...
    1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

    The Health chart blue color is very faint compared to the previous version (darker blue). It is much harder to see.

    The light blue in the health charts, especially when looking at the small mini-charts, is hard to identify. The previous darker blue color was much easier to identify. This may be an issue for individuals that have problems distinguishing colors.
    2 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Submitted

    CICS DFHCSDUP utility with an INSTALL option.

    Since a significant number of our clients use the DFHCSDUP utility for maintenance, having an INSTALL option for CEDA resources would be highly practical; it would eliminate the need to use SDSF batch as an additional step during RDO/DFHCSD mainte...
    10 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Under review

    Support Correct Korean Text Display in Compiler Diagnostics on EUC-KR Terminals in IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX

    NH, one of South Korea's major banks, is currently migrating its application development environment from IBM Classic XL C/C++ to IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX.The migration project has been progressing successfully with strong support from the IBM co...
    11 days ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Submitted

    Create Groups Using Tags or Labels

    Due to the large number of CICS regions and JVMServers in our environment, finding specific information quickly through the E3270UI interface can be challenging. To make analysis and troubleshooting easier, we would like the ability to create grou...
    5 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 0 Under review

    Require TRANSID in DB2ENTRY and automatically create DB2 transaction mappings. Eliminate manual DB2TRAN definitions to reduce duplication, administrative overhead, and DB2ENTRY/DB2TRAN conflicts.

    Today, CICS requires administrators to maintain both DB2ENTRY and DB2TRAN definitions. In large environments, this frequently results in hundreds or thousands of DB2TRAN resources associated with a small number of DB2ENTRY definitions. I propose m...
    17 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Under review

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