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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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Full IBM support required of OMA (OPC Migration Aid) related modules used to migrate non IBM Scheduling Tools to IzWS.

As part of a recent migration from the CA7 Batch Scheduling Tool to IBM's IzWS, a number of OMA (OPC Migration Aid) related modules, supplied by the IBM migration team, were integrated into our local environment. Noting these modules are a require...
5 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect OAuth 2.0 access token caching and life time JWT token management

We propose to be able to modify the behavior of z/OS Connect (OpenAPI 2) when tokens are close to expiration. In particular, we would need to be able to parametrize the residual time for which z/OS Connect requests a new token from the JWT Server ...
about 2 months ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Limit the region type for IRLM lock timeout function

In Japan, most banking customers use an application framework called SAIL, an asset of IBM Japan Consulting, running in their production core banking systems. In the SAIL system, the SAIL control regions run as MPP and the application regions run ...
9 months ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

We have needs to relocate an Omegamon Hub from a Windows Server to the Mainframe - migration docs should be offered

Hello, no proper migration docs are available for Hub migration from one system to another (in our case from Windows to Mainframe).Problems arose during the migration of managed systems, groups and situations, so that information that had not been...
4 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Improve DTCNDELETEDEADPROF to delete only unused profiles for a specific period

Enabling DTCNDELETEDEADPROF parameter causes to delete all profiles after logoff of the user. Unfortunately, debugger users should redefine deleted profiles at their next logon. A new parameter so to delete only DTCN profiles that have not been us...
8 months ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
9 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

Take advantage of z/OS SRB performance boost during GEOPARM reload

When performin reload of GOEPARM, for instance when needing to deactivate a PPRC link my customer experiences a high spike of CPU in all CECs causing in some cases service impact to very responsetime sensitve applicartions.2 Cases were opened:- Ca...
over 3 years ago in GDPS 21 Not under consideration

Add pyzfile to the supported packages

Pyzfile (pronounced pie-zee-file) is a Python package for performing I/O on native MVS record oriented data sets. All access methods are supported including QSAM, BSAM, VSAM (KSDS, ESDS, RRDS) and hiperspaces. This library is a wrapper over the z/...
4 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 0 Not under consideration

IBM Z Open Automation Utilities should eliminate dependencies on SSVIVERS returned by SSI 54.

SSVIVERS has been a highly-volatile field over the years for both JESes. Historically, these values have been: JES2 Value JES3 Value OS Release'SP v.r.m' 'SP v.r.m' MVS/SP'OS v.r.m' 'OS v.r.m' OS/390 V1.1 through V2.9'OS 2.10 ' 'OS 2.10 ' OS/390 V...
almost 2 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Not under consideration

JDK LCM for IBM Installation Manager and Package Utility

Installation Manager and Package Utility is considered a threat for our mission critical applications by our security department, because it runs on an IBM supported open JDK version 8. This version is considered out of date and does not receive t...
5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

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