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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 Passticket validation for Supersession VTAM Generic Resource

When we attempt to use IBM PCOM ELF to logon to our Supersession VTAM Generic Resource we get error message ‘KLKNA 103 CREDENTIAL NOT AUTHORIZED’. The issue has been documented in IBM case TS017250392. IBM has stated that the reason that the above...
about 1 month ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Under review

Mouse click enhancements to the Remote Connection Emulator bundled with IDz

Many modern 3270 emulators respond to mouse clicks when working with ISPF menus and screens. For example, we use the SWAPBAR when switching between multiple ISPF screens. To move between one screen and the next all we have to do is a single mouse ...
2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 0 Under review

Add collection of SMF 42 subtype 15,16,17,18,19 for RLS performance.

Define a new table that will maintain SMF 42 subtype 15,16,17,18,19 for RLS performance.
2 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Future consideration

Product name change.

This product name is too confusing. Clients are confusing it with Watsonx Code Assistant for z. Perhaps another name like Watsonx Concierge for z, Watsonx Curator for Z. I've seen marketing email that even confuses the two products, and refers to ...
2 months ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Submitted

Modify command to display parms of running controller

Modify command to display parms of running controller so you can see what is running because the parmlib might have been updated since last restart and doesn´t show the whole truth. Would be good for IBM Casing and to see yourself if neccessary.
6 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enabling GENDAYS in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel)

Since GENDAYS is very helpful for simulating runcycle groups and rules to verify the definitions, it should able to use it in EQQAMRPL (AD - Run-Panel). Since the command GENDAYS can already be used in the database to verify runcycle groups, it se...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Possibility to disable automatic "PU config on" by GDPS when CBU is active at IPL

Any z/OS system that is IPLed after the CBU, CPE, BOOST, or OOCoD activate will automatically have the PUs configured online during GDPS initialization in that system. This is not always a wanted configuration. For example, when Dev/Test system ar...
about 1 year ago in GDPS 8 Planned for future release

Show list of changed resources before INGAMS REFRESH

When a new ACF is loaded it is not visible which changes will be activated when this ACF is refreshed. Especially on a production system this is an unwanted situation.Therefor we've made our own rexx. This rexx will check the timestamp in the new ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Dual control function for Policy mgmt

In GDPS you can make changes to your policies in option 1 Dasd Remote Copy > 2 Policy Mgmt. With the new GDPSADMIN.DASDCTL profiles the protection possibilities have increased, but having this changed under dual control would be a good improvem...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 0 Submitted

Dual control function for DASD Config

Within the DS8K there is protection in place that a (malicious) person is not able to delete/alter devices that are part of safeguarded copies. We have a cybervault LCP setup to ensure we have immutable backups of our systems, and activated Dual C...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

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