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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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ZOAU should support VBM datasets

For some important IBM CIO application we have attempted to deploy IBM Document Control Facility (DCF) datasets using Wazi Deploy. Some of these datasets are VBM format. Apparently ZOAU dataset.create does not currently support VBM files. We need ...
30 days ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Under review

Define Product Suite Exclusions should be at the SYSPLEX level, not Repository level

Currently, when a suite/bundle is enabled/excluded, it impacts every system that is stored in that repository. So if a Repository holds the data for a zCloud or shared infrastructure, this will impact every system held there. We have multiple zClo...
30 days ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 1 Future consideration

Variable for specifying output length when creating copybook is not created

''- When creating a Cobol copybook with the current API specification file (json), a variable for specifying the output length is always created if it is a String.- When creating an outbound copybook, if you give the "characterWhiteSpace" option i...
30 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Only one API can be re-executed in the zCEE server Refresh command

'- When the Refresh command is executed, all new deployment file APIs in the deployment path are refreshed.- When deploying a server, it is hoped that other APIs will not be affected (for HotDeploy purposes), but there is no function to refresh by...
30 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Maintain variable names when importing copybooks from API Toolkit

'- When loading copybook from API Toolkit, the "-" (Dash) character is changed to "_" (Underbar). M/F standard variable name naming rules are different from the standardization issue and can become a point of failure due to developer's error. (ex)...
30 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Support for multiple distribution paths

'- Supports only a single deployment directory per build file type for both inbound and outbound (ex) <WLP_USER_DIR>/servers/<serverName>/resources/zosconnect/services- It is impossible to separate folders by application code (customer...
30 days ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Enable RACF passticket support for users creating API’s in Design Center to make calls to IMS.

Currently we are leveraging RACF Passticket support for many things within zCEE and it would be beneficial to have this capability for users who are creating API's in Design Center to make calls to IMS
3 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Under review

Statistics for usage of models in autoinstalls

Like other interesting resource parameters, keep a running tab of the usage of terminal models and program models, and report them in their own identifiers as SMF 110(2) records. This can help in housekeeping, and reduce the chances of trying to c...
8 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Simplify the process of extracting volumes in MGM copy.

Good Morning, In environments where GEOPARM is complex, managing extraction of multiple volumes of the MGM copy is complex. The process is very manual (you have to go through GDPS panels to RESUME the disks, then FW the FCs, then delete the GM/GC ...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 7 Future consideration

Enable zIIP Usage for Node.js

IBM is porting more and more new workload to the z/OS Plattform. Some of them (e.g. Db2ZAI, Zowe) requires the use of Node.js. Currently, Node.js is not eligable to run on zIIP. With this, the MSUs would account to the normal software costs (TFP, ...
11 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 3 Future consideration