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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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Update PIPE in ACFREP (aka AOFRSRPY) to expose messages IEE600I in order to allow further AT processes to trap IEE600I

We would like to suggest an enhancement for the way ACFREP (AOFRSRPY) replies to WTORs. Currently, the PIPE named ISSUECMD executes the reply command via CORRCMD and then locates the message IEE600I and save to a stem named resp. This works gracef...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

support us to allow only one session for one user at a time through DWC.

It is possible now that multiple sessions can be started for a single user at a same time. Multiple sessions can lead to data integrity issues when concurrent access to the same data is allowed. We must restrict the no of sessions for the same use...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

new option TERMBLOK for LOCKTIME in DFSVSMxx

Today LOCKTIME only has 2 options ABEND or STATUS. We have the need for a new option TERMBLOK that results ina) terminating the top blocker when timeout threshold is exceeded, i.e. DFSLLKX0 is called b) message DFS2291I being issued to syslogc) th...
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

IZOA-CWS- create team-based alerts, instead of individual alerts

Hi IBM, we have a customer that is looking to create team-based alerts, instead of individual alerts. This means that, anyone defined as a team member to IZOA, can browse/edit the alerts created by their team. We don't want to use a shared RACF ID...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 2 Future consideration

Speedup the release of license after stopping a ZD&T instance

zD&T License server release license too slow when an instance is stopped.Shutdown takes approx,. 1 min, 20 secs. After the shutdown it takes more than 6 minutes before the license are released. In total almost 8 minutes.This could lead to that...
about 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Planned for future release

Gradle support

Gradle support as part of DBB would bring the build capabilities closer to the rest of the industry. By supporting Gradle existing Gradle plugins for pipelines could be used. Having DBB as it's own build process continues to make it just different...
over 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 3 Not under consideration

Support IDz/Aqua installation process via EPP (Eclipse Packaging Project)

Please simplify the (fresh) installation process of Aqua based Eclipse p2-tools (like IDz, Fault Analyzer, IBM Debugger, ….) . Currently you need to go to GitHub download page ( https://ibm.github.io/mainframe-downloads/eclipse-tools.html ) and th...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Create POST Query via JOBNAME in REST API Offering for IBM zWS

The REST API for zWS needs a POST command query that is primarily driven by the JOBNAME as in PANEL ID EQQASELP. This query should present all the properties/attributes of the job.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Altering datasets with IBM ZOAU

Today, Python Z Open Automation Utilities provide a lot of functionality for dataset tasks like create, delete, copy, rename and so on.Actually one important use case is to alter a dataset’s management class. On z/OS this can easily be done by i.e...
about 3 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Future consideration

Check/Reject when a variable A based on a pointer initialized with the addr of a variable B is bigger than B

- a PLI V5.2 program runs smoothly but abends with S0C4 when recompiled in PLI V6.1- on analysis, the program has a poor writing, it uses a larger redefined area than the original area. This original area is used as I/O area. Presently, the compil...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Planned for future release

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