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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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Enable create for a sequential extended dataset to take advantage of pervasive encryption

It was recently found that even though we were passing a DATACLAS that specified EXTENDED attributes, ZOAU appears to be overriding it and it was still landing as a BASIC or LARGE dataset type. We had tried multiple combinations and research befor...
about 6 hours ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Submitted

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.
29 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 9 Under review

Only start APIs / API requesters, which have been properly loaded

Currently it can happen, that z/OS Connect OpenAPI 3.0 servers start APIs or API requesters, which haven't been properly loaded. The following sample is from a cluster of two z/OS Connect servers. A new API was deployed into the shared apps direct...
1 day ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

Support for Endevor Processor Group Steps with SYSTSPRT/SYSTSIN Allocation via Execute Package Command

In the IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz) CARMA Endevor integration, CA Endevor® processor group steps that allocate SYSTSPRT or SYSTSIN datasets currently fail with allocation errors when executed in foreground mode or through the execute package comma...

z/OS Connect - Java based applications as API provider

Today we use z/OS Connect to expose CICS PL1/Cobol/DB2 applications as API providers. We would like to do something similar with Java-based applications as back-end. This way, we would like to consolidate and integrate all of our APIs via z/OS Con...
8 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

When implementing zCEE HA Round Robin provide a new message "no Free sessions in Group" rather than BAQR0662E: No free sessions for single connection

When the zCEE HA Round Robin Routing implemented: We get the BAQR0662E; no free sessions that triggers alerts, zCEE just goes to next CICS Connection in the Group List; no hard failure. A new Error message, for when zCEE rasters thru all the conne...
about 2 hours ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

Create a XRC NULL statement on zOS application system for those converted to GDPS Global Mirror

After the decommissioning of XRC IBM has kept the XRC startup running on the zOS application system, so those that have moved from XRC to Global Mirror we need to NULL statement in the call for XRC for members that are no longer is operational. We...
1 day ago in GDPS 0 Submitted

CICS webservices migration assistant tool to migrate existing WSDL as an openapi3 document. Thus, facilitating easy migration of CICS webservices to z/OS connect based API's

As CICS webservices feature is stabilized. We would like to convert existing webservices into json based api's. That could be exposed via z/OS Connect both for Provider and Requestor type services.Thus, a tool that can migrate exiting WSDL files, ...
1 day ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 0 Under review

Add passphrase support for IMS Connect / Data Power exit HWSDPWR1

IBM implemented passphrase support in IMS Connect sample exits HWSSMPL0/1, but the Data Power exit HWSDPWR1 has not been changed in a while and still does not support it. The source code is not delivered to customers, so it cannot be changed local...
8 days ago in IMS System Services / General System 0 Under review

IZPCA / COGNOS NEW COST REPORTS TFP WITH MONETARY VALUES BASED IN MSU

Many customers wants to know how much money they are paying by LPAR, WORKLOAD and SERVICE/REPORT CLASS using TFP – Tailored Fit Pricing model. Nowadays, IZPCA/COGNOS has cost RESOURCE ACCOUNTING reports based in monetary values (cost of CPU second...
3 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 8 Under review