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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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Add support for GDG processing to DCP and MVSCMD commands in zoau

We cannot copy from USS File system to SEQ GDG using DCP or MVSCMD with the (+1) coded DCP Command Fails -bash-4.3$ dcp /bac/var/lib/devops/svcid/zsuserid/joblist 'ZSUSERID.TESTGDG(+1)' 17.47.08 STC00338 IEC034I INCONSISTENT RECORD FORMATS F AND V...
almost 2 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 4 Delivered

Remove ACTIVE JOBS filter under JES

Due to active jobs filter as it is driving extremely high CPU on the Host system and slowing down the Development environment for everyone. We want to remove that option while packaging the IDZ.
11 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

Allow un-named elements in JSON text

Enable an option to allow parsing of JSON text that contains elements that are not declared in the target structure. Currently this results in an error when using jsonGetValue builtin function. IBM0725S ONCODE=5065 Name in JSON source does not ...
about 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered

jsonnonjavaprovider & Remote Tranid

It would be interesting to have the same behaviour when we use NOSOAP webservice with Configfile jsonnonjavaprovider, as the one we have when we use jsonjavaprovider or when we use SOAP webservices. When we use nonjava (jsonnonjavaprovider), CPSM ...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Include RSU, RSL & CARS level in current state inventory reporting.

With the advent of Continuous Delivery, software “version” levels are becoming less relevant as a gauge of product level currency, as is the concept of “N” or “N-1”. Vendors are choosing to make SPE (Small Programming Enhancements) available on a ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Delivered

Provide a 64 bits version of xsdosrg XML Schema compiler

Hi, To use an XML Schema in a program (COBOL) on the z/OS platform, it must be transformed into an OSR (Optimized Shema Representation) file. This is done using the xsdosrg utility. This utility requires a 31-bit Java runtime, which is restricti...
4 months ago in XML for z/OS 1 Delivered

Reduce and/or eliminate CICS statistics with zero use count

Can there be a toggle to suppress cutting statistics records if there is no activity? Deciding which to suppress could be different for different records and different customers, so I'm asking for something that I'm not sure there is a good (easy)...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Enable SMF Record Population in OAS3 Run-Time

OAS2 Run-time currently populates SMF records for performance and execution data. This same capability needs to be present in the OAS3 Run-time for all similar data.
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Enable Passticket support in OAS3 Run-time

OAS2 Run-time for zOS Connect supports Passticket credentials. This same capability needs to be provided in OAS3 in all systems of record as it is in OAS2 Run-time
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

if the copy commend in eclipse so that low values in the middle of the data will not stop the copy.

There is a problem when coping from documents that have non display character - see attached in PMRm for examples
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 7 Delivered