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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 REXX interface support for system programming commands

The is currently no support in the CICS REXX interface for system programming commands, such as EXEC CICS INQUIRE, SET, etc.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe. Currently we have Set of TWS workstation ID and password saved in PARMFTA userinfo dataset on mainframe to connect to connect to zcentric workstation pn windows This userid and password is...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

List Flashcopy volumes in MVS UCB Format via GDPS Command

Hello, Customer was using the GEOPARM before the XML format in order to create (by REXX develloped by themselves) MVS Command for turning the Flashcopy volumes ONLINE or OFFLINE. So they could vary Online the volumes, Dump them and vary Offline ag...
about 5 years ago in GDPS 7 Future consideration

NetView E/AS improve logging and integrate in CANZLOG

NetView E/AS should provide more information about what is done with a processed event. This information as well as all E/AS messages should be available via the CANZLOG and eligible for automation.This way we would be able track the sending of an...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

APPMON should work for Natural RPC Server when zIIP feature is activated

Application Monitoring (APPMON) doesn't show NATRPC requests when using NATETBZ(zIIP eligible). We tested, Brokerstub NATETB23(not zIIP eligible) instead of NATETBZ(zIIP eligible) and surprise APPMON shows NATRPC requests. For having a proper appl...
4 months ago in EntireX 1 Under review

Create INODE version upgrade tool.

Currently for z/TPF TFS INODEs there is no available functionality to upgrade an INODE to the most current INODE version. In some systems, directories/files have been present since the initialization of the TPF TFS and are still at INODE version ‘...
4 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Use CICS Policy to replace CPSM RTA functionality (Check if LU62 Connection is Aquired)

Currently we use CPSM RTA extensively. We are going through a program of review and replacement, mainly with CICS Policies. However, CICS Policies do not check for LU62 Connection Acquired to CICS, so we cannot replace this yet. CICS Policies do c...
11 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

MQ Trigger support

An important customer in Italy is showing interest in our end-to-end Instana solution (z + dist.). They use IMS as a transaction monitor and applications arrive on the z platform via WASz or via MQ. zAPM Connect currently support only MQ Bridge fo...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Enhance Python API zsystem.read_console to use OPERLOG

The current capability of the Python API only captures the syslog of the system that the API executes on. If a user wanted to automate some function / task that required capturing messages from the console in a sysplex environment that contains mu...
over 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

2Factor Authentication for GDPS GUI

We currently use 2Factor Authentication for our z/OS logins. To be able to login to the GDPS GUI we need it to support 2Factor Authentication.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 14 Not under consideration

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