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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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    Obrowse enhancement

    In z/OS UNIX, the obrowse command should be able to handle acii tagged files (e.g. UTF-8 and ISO-8859-1) in the same way as command oedit does.
    about 5 hours ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Submitted

    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

    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...
    15 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration
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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

    Requirement to have more variables in EQQEMAIL Member - Occurrence Input Arrival Time

    We need an extension in the function „Sending an email when an alert condition occurs " https://help.hcl-Software.com/workloadautomation/v101/zos/src_man/eqqr1sendemail.html In the EQQEMAIL Member, various variables can be used here. Currently I o...
    8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

    Recommended procedure for relocating zWS databases and datasets (changing dataset names)

    Sometimes it's necessary to change the dataset names of a zWS installation due to changes in the dataset naming conventions or migration of zWS datasets from non-SMS-managed volumes to SMS-managed volumes. Unfortunately, I cannot find any recommen...
    2 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

    Add additional variables to EMAIL and INCIDENT features

    Some key variables are missing from the EMAIL and INCIDENT features. OHHMM - The input arrival time of the failed job (absolutely key to uniquely identify the failing operation) OJJSTEP - Job step of failed job (can save time to resolution, avoidi...
    12 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 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 ...
    21 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.
    21 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 0 Submitted

    WAPL: modifying all operation in an occurence at once

    In contrast to IWSBATCH/CP (a tool from Horizont-IT) in WAPL it is not possible to modify all operations in an occurance with one command at once. The try was quitten with EQQY713E REQUIRED ARGUMENT OPNO MISSING IN MODIFY REQUEST FOR RESOURCE CPOP...
    30 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Under review

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