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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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z/OS Connect Designer support on ARM processors

In the Designer documentation (e.g. Create and edit an IBM z/OS Connect API project with Docker Desktop) it is referred to that it can be used on Mac systems, but however, when trying to download the image, this isn't available: jmfernandezp@Josem...
3 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered
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Debug Tool marks real-time debugging code coverage

Is there a possibility that the debug tool in the "real time" will be show which lines have been executed or not?
almost 6 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

z/OS connect need to support payload compression

Our API requester endpoints support compression (gzip, brotli) by accepting the HTTP header “Accept-Encoding”, to optimize the payload size. We would like z/OS Connect to support compression by honouring the HTTP request header “Accept-Encoding”, ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Delivered

All SDF messages from all domains visible in 1 SMU dashboard

Because the SMU source code in specified that the “Domain Name” or “Resource ID” is required, it is not possible to create a dashboard in which all SDF messages from all systems are visible. In our “traditional” environment, we now have our “own” ...
6 months ago in IBM Service Management Unite 2 Delivered

Certify DBB with IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS

DBB and zAppbuild are using git to compute changed files or to carry information about the code base that has been built. It would be great if IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS could be certified for DBB and the build framework
5 months ago in Dependency Based Build 2 Delivered

Propagate the JSONOMIT attribute from a structure parent to its members

If the JSONOMIT attribute is specified on a structure parent, and all its members are containing a null string or a zero value, then the whole structure should be omitted from output generated by the JSON functions. We need the same behavior as th...
9 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Integrate ZOAU into the z/OS base

ZOAU has become the go to toolset on z/OS for some shops but it is still not something an ISV, or open-source developer, can use as there is no guarantee that every installation will have it. By integrating it into the z/OS base so it is installed...
8 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 4 Delivered

Add new JSONIGNORE attribute

The JSONIGNORE attribute would indicate that an element should be ignored by the JSON functions. If theattribute is specified on a structure, all of the elements of the structure would be ignored. Same behavior as XMLIGNORE.
9 months ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Python support for RACF Keyrings

With Python becoming more popular on z/OS for automation tasks, it should provide the same level and mechanisms of security offered in other ported languages such as Java. Currently, for example, certificates stored in RACF must be exported, copie...
over 2 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3 Delivered

Non-Stop TRAN and PSB

Customer requests Non-Stop TRAN and PSB to avoid DFS065 and U0456. IMS stops transaction when transaction abend occurs. Following transactions are not processed and DFS065 message is sent back to the input terminal until /STA TRAN command is issue...
almost 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Delivered