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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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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

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

IPConn negotiated receives count, Indicate in message text

Messages show IPConn autoinstall details, but does not indicate the negotiated sessions. For example CICS IPConn has receive sessions of 150; zCEE (Z/OS Connect) specifies 100. The autoinstalled IPConn picks the lower of 100. Text in message DFHIS...
about 1 month ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Add an option to use IBGENER to copy files using DCP

To use IBGENER to copy some files that is having problem using the regular DCP command, good example is the SYSDEBUG/SIDEFILE output from PLI or Cobol compiler to use with File Manager or Debugger.
5 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Future 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

Incrementally restore a subset of SGC volumes

PH44217 introduced incremental restore capability to Production but is currently an "all or none" approach. We believe there may be scenarios where specific volumes or applications might be affected by corruption and so we would like to have a sim...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 15 Future consideration

CTG .NET Client Support

We need Instana on Z/OS to support CTG (CICS Transaction Gateway) .NET clients. This will help us better monitor and trace transactions. Please prioritize and implement this feature in Instana. It's crucial for our operations and will enhance our ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 3 Planned for future release

See only Sessions from Users under Admin

We use the dynamic Appllist in the most of our susersessions.Then today, if a Admin-user will select the sessions under ADMIN in the Supersession from an other user, he will see all his sessions. But he need only see the sessions, witch the user h...
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 5 Future consideration

Achieve multi-tenancy support for the sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text)

As the need for a multi-tenant system with TWS grows in significance due to the decentralization of work across various groups within the company, having a mechanism to separate sendmail definitions (alert conditions and text) among different auth...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Solicitamos que EXX con seguridad pueda contemplar un ‘APPL=nombre_aplicacion’ de tal manera que el aplication name profile sea consistente e idéntico en las distintas LPARs y de esta manera se pueda utilizar la autenticación con passticket sin problema”

Disponemos de dos LPARs en nuestro entorno de Producción (EX83 y EX90) y queremos utilizar una VIPA distribuida de acceso a estas LPARs. Queremos montar nodos EntireX (EXX) con seguridad (en cada LPAR) y utilizar passticket para autenticar a los u...
about 1 month ago in EntireX 1 Under review

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