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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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Adding filtering capabilities to the TDI datasets

In an SMU widget you can choose different Omegamon datasets, but there is a difference between the TDI datasets and the original datasets. If you choose the TDI datasets there are no filter options (filter on 'Managed System Name' and no 'Prelimin...
over 2 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

IGY-Compiler-Messages are not summarized at the end of the SYSPRINT

In cobol-versions pre 5.1. all IGY-compliler-messages (info, warning, error, severe) are summarized at the end of the SYSPRINT-output . In Cobol 5.1.1 and above these messages are displayed anywhere and not always in one block.
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Key management support for Saleforce Cloud

US Bank interested in possibility of integrating UKO for z/OS with their Salesforce cloud environment for external key management.
11 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Generate Swagger file in YAML format

For outbound services, zos connect supports swagger in both JSON and YAML format. Is it possible as well for Inbound Services we can make some configuration to state if the generated Swagger should be in JSON or YAML format.
about 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

SMF types needed on TDS DB2 Tables

We need this smf types on TDS DB2 Tables. Could you please prepare fixtest ? SMF30PFR (CHANGED SERVICE CLASS of JOBS) Job service class association was modified by a system operator during job execution. SMF30SQT (JOBS WAITING INITIATOR) Time the ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

PARSE support for CSV files

Some of our systems are required to ingest CSV (Comma Separated Variable) files from other platforms. Presently we use SORT or other utility to convert the file to fixed format before passing it to COBOL for processing. In a few cases the COBOL pr...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

ADDI - Secondary RACF ID

Currently the product does not support DB2 secondary authorization IDs
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

CHANNEL DFHTRANSACTION from zCEE, to have the special CICS transactional properties of DFHTRANSACTION

Reduce storage overhead of having a CHANNEL coming into CICS from zCEE and explicitly creating DFHTRANSACTION in CICS with the request payload from zCEEChannel. Have zCEE and CICS products work together to create the special container. Reduce Co...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Functionality already exists

Make zAPM Containers sysplex compliant

Please allow for CICS regions on 1 LPAR to connect to containers on another LPAR if the container on the same LPAR should become unavailable/experience issues or are unable to connect to the DG. It would seem dataspaces are used currently which is...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Promotion of Remote Syntax Check

We need a visibility enhancement for the Remote syntax check function in order for the developpers to see it fastly and use it more than what they are currently do.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 5 Future consideration

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