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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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138 VOTE

Allow script execution from remote emulator in IDZ

Most 3270 emulators allow the execution of scripts and in our case we use it a lot for the execution of automatic tests, it also allows us to enter certain commands to extend the session in HOST, so we really miss having this option that we consid...
6 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 9 Submitted
132 VOTE

Configuration file for P2 installations

I propose the inclusion of a configuration file for P2 installations which allows, for example: adding a z/OS connection by default which would allow me to distribute the tool to developers as an installation by Installation Manager allows. Basica...
about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 6 Under review
171 VOTE

Develop the functionality in File Manager to choose the encoding with a file should be downloaded to a PC through its export to desktop function

BBVA is a very important global bank with operations in Spain, Mexico, Turkey, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, etc. BBVA is the largest bank in Mexico, employing over one thousand of mainframe developers. These developers use IBM Developer for z for th...
2 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 8 Under review

Restricting access to specific bot commands and command options for specific users and/or globally.

Introduce "read-only" access mode limited to getting system status. Blocking any possibility to perform any task (like stopping resources) which could change system state.
6 days ago in IBM Z ChatOps 2 Under review
165 VOTE

Double check to execute changes to a table when executing an update, delete or insert query in db2 for z/os

It is necessary that when executing a query using the db2 for z/os tool that contains a statement of type INSERT UPDATE or DELETE, before the changes are applied to the table, a screen is added indicating how many records will be affected by the e...
5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 10 Under review

Wazi Image Builder needs to support service ID's when authenticating to IBM Cloud

Wazi Image Builder needs to support service ID's when authenticating to IBM Cloud
about 7 hours ago in Test Accelerator for Z / On-demand Dev and Test environment for z/OS 0 Submitted

Java batch job should fail on missing DD:STDOUT

If a Java batch job started by JZOS launcher has no DD:STDOUT defined in JCL, the log shows the following stack trace in DD:SYSOUT: JVMJZBL2007E Stack trace follows: com.ibm.jzos.ZFileException: //DD:STDOUT: fopen() failed; EDC5037I The specified ...
1 day ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Submitted

ZOAU should support VBM datasets

For some important IBM CIO application we have attempted to deploy IBM Document Control Facility (DCF) datasets using Wazi Deploy. Some of these datasets are VBM format. Apparently ZOAU dataset.create does not currently support VBM files. We need ...
1 day ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Submitted

Define Product Suite Exclusions should be at the SYSPLEX level, not Repository level

Currently, when a suite/bundle is enabled/excluded, it impacts every system that is stored in that repository. So if a Repository holds the data for a zCloud or shared infrastructure, this will impact every system held there. We have multiple zClo...
2 days ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Submitted

Variable for specifying output length when creating copybook is not created

''- When creating a Cobol copybook with the current API specification file (json), a variable for specifying the output length is always created if it is a String.- When creating an outbound copybook, if you give the "characterWhiteSpace" option i...
2 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

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