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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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Missing of asynchronous mode for calls of parser or for other queries results in far too many freezes and white screens

During the edition of members, too many blockages appears (freeze, white screen..).They are problematics as they prevent the developers from doing their job. They can last several seconds up to several minutes.When they last several minutes, the o...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Delivered

Better tolerate STOP/START of container

The current iteration of zAPM required specific actions be taken in zAPM when the container or MQ region is stopped or restarted:- "Note: If IBM MQ is stopped or restarted for any reason, you need to either recycle the container address space or r...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Delivered

RDz cumulative Code Coverage Report

RDz has a function that merge the code coverage results to show in a view, but i need to generate report for this merged results. Rdz has this function only for individual results, and we need for the merged result.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Help identify corrupt APIs in seconds

Together with a customer we ran a zCEE v3 PoC. We ran into trouble where we could not connect to the APIs on the zCEE server anymore and not all APIs were loaded, receiving cryptic error messages in the Eclipse GUI and in zCEE messages.log. We cou...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Delivered

SSL Certificate expiration advanced warning in CICS

When an SSL certificate used in a CICS region expires, it can take time and sometimes a region cycle or other outage to update it. There is currently no warning message in CICS that an SSL certificate is about to expire.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

z/OS Connect EE ARM support installation

Customers using z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition v3.0.53 need to install z/OS ARM feature manually. z/OS Connect EE supported ARM feature but ARM feature was not shipped with z/OS Connect EE install package. Customers using ARM feature with z/OS Co...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

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

Provide a Java 8 compiled JZOS jar via Maven central

Recently, a Java 11 compiled version of the JZOS jar has been added to maven central allowing build tools such as Maven and Gradle to add it as a dependency with less friction for projects and developers. Since this jar has been compiled with Java...
12 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 5 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