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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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zOS PT - Enable console commands to be submitted via REXX script for zCEE Workflows

We would like the zOSPT - zOS Connect workflows to be updated to allow usage of REXX scripts to submit console commands. The CICS workflows have the option to use REXX or API-EMCS to submit console commands. We'd like to see both of these same opt...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / Workflow 1 Future consideration

CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" needs extending

CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" only shows a single CMAS based on which one is selected in the CMAS Explorer view. Having to select each CMAS in turn to view or perform actions against is time consuming.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Enable CICS webservices to return a HTTP code 204 without a body.

We are using REST webservices on CICS to expose our existing COBOL backend functionality. We have a use case where we would like to return a HTTP code 204: No Content. CICS can return this HTTP code without problems, but whatever we do, CICS allwa...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Batch Execution for File Manager Copy Wizard

File Manager component of IDz currently has a copy wizard that can copy a tape file using TSO tape mount authority. We are reluctant to enable that functionality due to concerns over contention. In the host version of File Manager, there is a batc...
almost 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Support userid/password when syncronizing members thru CLI

It's possible to use userid/password when fetching from z/os using GUI/BuildClientConfiguration but it's not supported when syncing thru CLI. To add this option in CLI would mean it's possible to automate updates with authentication enabled in AD-...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 0 Future consideration

zHSC needs Package Option to not Lock Socket on zHSC Send and not Correlate zHSC Reply

z/TPF High Speed Connector (zHSC) needs API Options that do not Lock the TCP/IP Socket that the zHSC Message is being sent on as well as not expect a zHSC Reply on that socket that needs to be Correlated.
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

IBM JVM needs to support default credentials cache file created by native kinit program

IBM JVM needs to support default credentials cache file created by native kinit (/usr/bin/kinit) program, like Oracle JVM does today. Our client OCC (big US financial company) requires to secure access to HDFS with Kerberos. We anticipate that mor...
over 7 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Associate complete program with include

A developer tries to edit a PL/I include member, which has a complete program associated.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Domain per client

Domain per client with multiple projects, needs complete isolation from each other, can specify rules & parms. Domain is an openstack concept.
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 2 Future consideration

Override EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS at the report level

We would like the capability of defining a different "from" email address for certain reports emailed by Output Manager, rather than using the address that is defined in policy for "EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS".Currently specified is the email address of t...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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