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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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Supporting HTTP header-based authentication with Z/OSMF

Requirement to support HTTP header-based authentication with Z/OSMF
11 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 2 Not under consideration

Allow IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter w/o SSL for IPIC-connected CICS running in different intranet sysplexs

IPIC Connections between CICS regions running in different LPARs active in trusted SYSPLEX's, require secured SSL connections if the IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter is specified for the IPCON resources. This is documented here:http://www-01.ib...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

EYU9XSTR Threadsafe

Convert the EYU9XSTR Exit to be Threadsafe
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

FARF6 fixed file for traditional TPF databases

Most of our databases are zTPFDF. Our database growth is primarily FARF6. Our pools control records are FARF5. With each pool gen we must increase the various pools control records allocations, requiring additional UFT/FTI5 pairs. We are exhaustin...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Future consideration

Build Client CSD Parser should handle LIST GROUP

Currently the CSD parser will only handle a DFHCSDUP report produced with LIST LIST(.....). It does not use the output of a LIST GROUP(....) OBJECTS command
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

ServiceNow or JIRA Adhoc Job Submission to the CP

Eliminate manual error prone process by introducing the ability to have adhoc job submissions, change of workstation for HOLDs or DUMB via the ticketing platform (ServiceNow / JIRA) with approval workflow.
11 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Functionality already exists

Need a way of listing available ZOAU Commands (reference list) from USS

ZOAU ibm documentation site has a 'Shell command Reference' section in the ZOAU manual - which is very useful. It would be just as useful to be able to get a "reference list" of available ZOAU commands from USS - instead of needing to open the man...
11 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Functionality already exists

On demand, embed the contents of members (e.g. control cards or parameters) referenced by a DD statement

When examining JCL, it is often desirable to reference the contents of members which contain options to be processed by a program. This capability would enable JCL Expert to automatically expand the contents of selected members and display them as...
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

An options panel

As JCL Expert evolves, additional capabilities will require additional options. A panel (when invoking JCL Expert under ISPF) will provide an easy and flexible interface to specify options and obtain help for them. A complementary ISPF "command" w...
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

A JCL (comment) statement that may be used to specify options

Enables specification of options that are specific to a JCL member and static (i.e. always in effect and saved with the member). Example: //*CXPXPERT option=value option=value option=value
11 months ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release