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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 ability to remove specific CMDFLOW data from DB2 tables based on CMDFLOW_ID

When CMDFLOW data is loaded into the DB2 tables it can't easily be removed. There is no batch job or plugin capability to delete the records based on the CMDFLOW_ID. This means the table can't be cleaned up when work with the command flow is finis...
about 1 month ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Under review

Button switch hebrew/english

we have some problem with pcom to write in the same sentence in english and in hebrew the BID LTR or RTL is is difficult to use them and i think to work easier you must create a button at the top HEADER to swicth english to hebrew and the contrary...
about 1 month ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Under review

Enabling X-command (Export and Import Applications) in advanced panels

Export and Import Applications from the dialog (1.4.3) makes it easy and fast to export applications and even to import them fastly to another system. However it is only available in the _old_ panel style. The Export and Import Applications (X-Com...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Programmatically Update Monitor INTERVAL Start via AUTLCP1

There is no way currently to accurately set the timer on an ad hoc basis. Essentially the timer starts when the Interval value is updated or when a master switch occurs. In our use case, we have set up alerts for Partial Captures via GEO2976I, but...
6 months ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Enhancement of the JCICS API

Among other things, we use the two EXEC CICS commands EXEC CICS VERIFY PASSWORD and EXEC CICS VERIFY PHRASE in C and COBOL programs. As part of our migration to Java, we would also like to convert these C and COBOL programs to Java and need a corr...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Prepare the PMT (Preserver Mirror Tools) to manage the registration/deletion of devices both at the Metro Mirro level and at the MGM level.

If I'm not confused, currently the PMT can only be run to be able to manage (high/low) devices at the Metro Mirror level. In a GDPS MGM3SITE (or MGM4SITE) environment, we can only use the PMT for the MTMM part. It would be interesting to be able t...
12 months ago in GDPS 5 Future consideration

Support outbound CICS --> REST API (OpenAPI v3) calls using a containerized solution on OpenShift

Currently the exposure of OpenAPI 3 REST APIs inbound to z/OS is supported on openshift x86 containerized architecture. Outbound calls from CICS to the REST API (OpenAPI v3) instead require the runtime to be installed on z/OS. This generates a dup...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

GDPS LCPm must be able to cater for a mixture of virtual and physical airgapped SGC copies in a 4-site MGM configuration

In a 4-site MGM configuration with a physically air-gapped 5th site, we would like to have the ability to take a SGC in the production (or DR region) and on the 5th site. Currently, GDPS LCPm in a 4-site MGM configuration only supports virtual iso...
9 months ago in GDPS 10 Future consideration

Enable the Open Enterprise Foundation (OEF) ported tools to be zIIP Enabled

Please consider enabling all of the ported tools included with the Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS to be zIIP capable. This will encourage their use while providing greater capabilities for the OEF customers.
5 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Option to prevent inadvertent use of LINKAGE-SECTION data items prior to establishing addressability

In a COBOL program, the LINKAGE SECTION is used to describe data structures that are made available to this program from another program or method. Addressability to these data structures are established in a variety of ways, such as via reference...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 9 Future consideration