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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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User fields at occurrence level

Currently we have a PIF interface to add occurrences to the current plan. We need to pass variables to a job/operation that are up to 500 bytes long (for non-zos environment). The variables have to be available to all operations in the occurrence....
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

z/OS Ansible Collection zos_operator: add a wrapper for the opercmd 'console' parameter

The 'console' parameter for the opercmd shell command and python API allow us to specify a suffix for the EMCS console name that is generated. I need this functionality to be exposed in the zos_operator module.
about 2 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Under review

Support of LCP with physical isolation along with MM4SITE support

The requirement requested in ZGDPS-I-221 for MM4SITE support is useful to allow a region switch without service interruption. Further to that LCP with physical isolation alongside with the MM4SITE support is needed for site already running LCP wit...
18 days ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

Provide SMF support for all IMS PA (streaming) services

It will make it safer to provide the possibility for (all) IMS PA reports to use SMF, both from an availability and security perspective, By having CDP (or other product) collect the data from SMF and pass it to the correct subscriber, will only n...

Add a new DISPLAY for CLASS

Currently, one of our customers is using the IMS command /STO CLASS CLASS# to stop the transaction execution in one of the IMSs in the PLEX environment. However, there is only one command to investigate the CLASS situation /DIS STATUS CLASS, and i...
about 2 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Under review

Check primary DASD devices on all lpars with TEST CONFIG

Currently GDPS dasd TEST CONFIG checks, on the system on which the DASD Config is run (ie. master K), if the primary devices are accessible. With this idea we would like to extend this check, performed on the master K, to all the lpars of the rele...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 6 Future consideration

Improve dynamic scheduling, with scenarios driven by unplanned workload

Dynamic scheduling is increasing and unplanned applications cover a big piece of daily workload.Following scenario is currently supported in IBM Z Workload Scheduler. A job in an application has an external predecessor, defined using a relative in...
8 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Specify timeout on the individual WEB CONVERSE commands instead of RTIMOUT on the whole transaction

The RTIMOUT value specified for the transaction that starts the user application indicates the time that the application is prepared to wait to receive the incoming message. (RTIMOUT is specified on the transaction profile definition). However, in...
10 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

z/OS Connect - EntireX - Natural integration

It is requested to enhance the z/OS Connect product to provide API-REST interfaces to Natural modules and to allow API-REST interfaces to be invoked from Natural modules.Currently, the product is designed to provide API-REST interfaces to COBOL pr...
about 1 month ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Increase the number of available Application Symbols (SUBSSYMBOLn/SUBPSYMBOLn), similar to System Automation Symbols (AOCCLONEx)

Both simple and complex environments can be managed more easily through symbol substitution. With additional Application Symbols, a more tailored approach to automation management can be achieved, reducing administration efforts through reusable d...
6 months ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Future consideration