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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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    CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule

    CICS Explorer - Task Rule - New Compound Condition, as in System Rule You may have multiple conditions and perform the action when all are true. Similar to the existing System Rule.
    3 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Ability to Make the New DFHCE3549 Logon Message Format Optional in CICS TS 6.2

    We request the introduction of an optional parameter enabling: Reverting to the previous (short) format of the DFHCE3549 message, Or selecting between the new and the old format, Or using a backward‑compatible message without the additional inform...
    11 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    Make autoinstall support also available for terminals like AICONS=AUTO for consoles

    We would like to eliminate the AUINSTRM URM for the automatic installation of terminals, consoles, and more.For terminals there is an option AICONS=AUTO where CICS automatically generates the console TERMID. This would be also great if this option...
    14 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Under review

    Enhancements required in DWC’s REST API for IWSz

    1. Why are two separate TWS REST API calls required to retrieve the full job stream details? This approach is not recommended for DevOps practices. For example: Step 1: Execute the following call to retrieve the job stream ID:https://<DWC_Hostn...
    11 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    Ability to Add New Application Level User Field to Existing AD in Workload Scheduler

    Description:Currently, when using the ADUSF option, IBM Workload Scheduler creates a new Application Description (AD) with the same name instead of adding the User Field to the existing AD. Additionally, ADUSF requires attaching the user field to ...
    3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    EXEC CICS WEB READ QUERYPARM to accept a CHARACTERSET as well.

    if URL parameters contain of national characters (such as Danish æøå) the EXEC CICS WEB READ QUERYPARM can't be used for getting the data in EBCDIC 277 we want if we get data in EBCDIC 277 that %C3%86 becomes Æ equal '7B'x and %C3%98 becomes Ø equ...
    about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Remove DFHSI8443 message after DFHMQ0320I

    As indicated in the TS019799368 case, when a message similar to .... +DFHMQ0320I 22/06/2025 05:16:05 J1M1PA01 The CICS-MQ Adapter cannot find MQNAME MQP0. The CICS will never connect when the QMGR start (a CEMT SET MQC CONNECT command is required)...
    7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2
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    TWS High Availability

    We are working with high availability in the customer's datacenter, so tests were done with TWS simulating an lpar outage where TWS was active in a sysplex. The standby controller takes over work correctly for new jobs that are submitted, but jobs...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

    R3BATCH return code been ignored on zCentric Agent workstations

    The R3BATCH processing under a LWA / Dynamic Agent doesn't track SAP Extended Agent Batch return codes as per the functionality available under an FTA. When an extended agent RC is returned by SAP by including the following functions into SAP Job ...
    17 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

    SMF real-time callable service from Go

    Pls create a way to use the SMF in-mem interface from Go.
    18 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 0 Submitted

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