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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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Change value for Pacing gate dynamically

Hello, we would like to have the opportunity to dynamically change values for our Pacing gate we have defined for our Liberty servers since we have started to use System Recovery boost when we ipl our systems. I want to increase the value during i...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Need the ability to perform tailored actions after CESN/L

When a user signs onto CICS using CESN or CESL, the ability for CICS to invoke a new transaction immediately rather than just a message that their sign on was successful after which they have to clear the screen and invoke their next transaction.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

NetView command to refresh RACF access privileges

We need to protect modification commands, and only grant access to them as and when required. As NetView caches the RACF access privileges, it means commands can still be used after the access is taken away. NetView needs to either use the live RA...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

Show inserted CICS elements as part of the source code COBOL listing

When compiling with the COBOL co-processor, when CICS elements DFHEIBLK and DFHCOMMAREA are not coded by the programmer they are inserted by the compiler into the LINKAGE SECTION and as parameters on the PROCEDURE DIVISION statement.The elements d...
about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

API to Return RACF Custom Fields

Capability similar to the Call ‘CBLTDLI' USING AUTH I/O_PCB I/O_AREA API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are defined for that user. Cur...
about 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

WebServices support in AD

RFE opened on behalf of BNNP BNPP would like to load information describing z/OS Webservices in the AD datamodel. BNPP would like to perform queries (graphs and reports) integrated with other standard AD data. The WebServices that should be fully ...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Not under consideration

Add Job Confirmation Option to Error Panel

We would like to have the capability in the error panel (HANDLING OPERATIONS ENDED IN ERROR) to have user preference option for job confirmation. This would act like application confirmation today (type Y to confirm you want the application force ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Planned for future release

z/OS Project View Should Support Refresh

When importing a project via the Git Repositories view, the z/OS Project view does not always update. This is indicative of the view not receiving the UI hook when another view updates the filesystem. I've had to close and then reopen the view on ...
10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Proposal for a new C5(MSG) CICS Translator suboption to produce a warning message instead of runtime abend due to excessive COMMAREA length

In new CICS releases the LINK program using a COMMAREA > 32 K produces LENGERR abend. Mitigating the abend to a warning message would facilitate the process to a newer CICS versions (>v5.4).
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

IWS z/OS IEFACTRT exit should write messages to JOBLOG instead of SYSLOG

Currently the IEFACTRT exit for TWS z/OS (SEQQSAMP member EQQACTR1) writes WTO messages to the z/OS SYSLOG (OPERLOG) when the restart and cleanup feature is used (RCLEANUP(YESL)) parameter. This can be avoided by using IEFYS instead of WTO.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration