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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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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...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Only one API can be re-executed in the zCEE server Refresh command

'- When the Refresh command is executed, all new deployment file APIs in the deployment path are refreshed.- When deploying a server, it is hoped that other APIs will not be affected (for HotDeploy purposes), but there is no function to refresh by...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Maintain variable names when importing copybooks from API Toolkit

'- When loading copybook from API Toolkit, the "-" (Dash) character is changed to "_" (Underbar). M/F standard variable name naming rules are different from the standardization issue and can become a point of failure due to developer's error. (ex)...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Support for multiple distribution paths

'- Supports only a single deployment directory per build file type for both inbound and outbound (ex) <WLP_USER_DIR>/servers/<serverName>/resources/zosconnect/services- It is impossible to separate folders by application code (customer...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

DFSMShsm FRRECOV command enhancement

System: Product DFSMShsm on z/OS 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4Actor: System programmer needing new feature We support a big ERP business (CIO Quote 2 Cash iERP client) and as for our backup strategy we use IBM Flashcopy combined with IBM DB2 Backup system utili...
over 4 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Future consideration

Standalone Dump support in GDPS AutoIPL

In order to allow prompt response in the scenario of a system failure, automating a standalone dump taking upon system failure is a key process for collecting essential diagnostic information and at the same time allow prompt recovery of system to...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 7 Future consideration

Take advantage of z/OS SRB performance boost during GEOPARM reload

When performin reload of GOEPARM, for instance when needing to deactivate a PPRC link my customer experiences a high spike of CPU in all CECs causing in some cases service impact to very responsetime sensitve applicartions.2 Cases were opened:- Ca...
almost 4 years ago in GDPS 21 Not under consideration

Show the occupancy level of the extended groups of GMFC and FC1 (ESE) disks in the GDPS MGM solution.

Good morning, In the KP-systems we have a query screen for the occupancy of the 'Pools' on the 'VPCPQSTM' screen, where you can check the occupancy level of the 'Storage Pool Capacity' of the primary and secondary units. In the case of GDPS MGM, t...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 16 Future consideration

Simplified mechanism for surfacing GDPS operational alerts

There are 100's or more of Warning and Error level messages that GDPS will display based on ecosystem issues. Not every message needs immediate vs delayed attention. We would like to see an easily customizable mechanism for selectively surfacing “...
almost 3 years ago in GDPS 13 Future consideration

CPU and zIIP consumption by call passed by CTG

It's exist 2 SMF record to give us information about the consumption : 77 for the adress space level 111 for statistics It would be great to have a record witch will give us the consumption by call. For example if we activate the JWT authenticatio...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 1 Future consideration