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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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Allow multiple instances of the DAI TCP/IP Server using same TCP/IP port

In today's environment it is critical that we have 24x7 available of critical system tasks. Today the DAI TCP/IP server can only have one address space up per TCP/IP port within a SYSPLEX.If a second server startup is attempted the task fails with...
about 1 month ago in IMS Tools Base for z/OS / Autonomics 0 Under review

Please Add Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Support to z/OSMF Connection(s) in IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua 3.3

After migrating to MFA at our organization, our z/OSMF connections in IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua 3.3 became obsolete due to lack of support for MFA. In the interest of security and standardization, please consider adding MFA support to z/OSMF. Tha...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Create an option for manual control of job late starts for email alerts.

This is useful because we have over 150 batch jobs that will not get a correct LST from the algorithm that runs when we extend the current plan daily. This would benefit anyone who is having problems with the algorithm or want's a late start email...
3 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

ETT Trigger Feature

A lot of different companies I´ve talked with have problems with excessive ETT Triggering where there are so many triggers you go over the length of your current plan. I think it would be very appreciated to have some new kind of ETT triggering fe...
5 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Add MQ Version to OMEG MQ entry panel KMQSTRTI

We operate MQ subsystems in different versions To have an overview on which MQ version level a system is, we would like to see this in Panel KMQSTRTI - IBM MQ Queue Manager Status (displaycols, sortcols and filtercols). p.e. MQVERSION from table K...
4 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Support running 64-bit program objects (load modules) with mvscmd

Running 64-bit programs is needed since 64-bit C/C++/COBOL compilers have been available.
2 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future consideration

Bypass combined DBRC UNAUTH request for multiple AREAs

/DBR DB and /DBR AREA commands can issue the DBRC UNAUTH request for a list of AREAs, the maximum number of AREAs in one list being 160. When the UNAUTH request is isseued for a list of AREAs, the RECON can be reserved for a long period of time. T...
8 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

Quick/Easy access to DB2 tables and queries

The new DB2 features within IDz are great, but a little cumbersome to use. In order to access tables and queries within the Remote Systems pane, I have to navigate through 5 layers of dropdown menus. I think a new, separate DB2 "view" would be rea...
9 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Adding X-command (Export and Import) to each database element (analog to applications 1.4.3)

In an enterprise environment, the process of importing and exporting artifacts from the database, such as ETTs, Periods, Runcycle Groups, JCL Variable Tables, and more, is a necessary task. Currently, the X-command in panel EQQALSTL serves as an e...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Support multiple arguments to mrm

mrm (member remove) currently only supports one dataset at a time. It would be convenient and ergonomic to support removing members from multiple datasets at a time. $ mrm "HLQ.DS1(*)" "HLQ.DS2(*)"BGYSC1702E Wrong number of parameters were specifi...
3 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Planned for future release

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