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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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Portuguese language support

We have an opportunity at Banco Bradesco, which requires that watsonx Assistant for Z be able to interact with users in Portuguese. The expected information for support in Portuguese will probably be in 1H25. Would it be possible to bring this lau...
3 months ago in watsonx Assistant for Z 0 Future consideration

CTG Transaction Analysis CTG Explorer View

CICS Transaction Gateway Transaction Analysis; similar to Omegamon CTG Transaction Analysis view. This would show the Program; Tranid; target CICS Server, other; similar to Omegamon. See attached screenshot. Save last N last task flows, in a stora...
6 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 0 Submitted

Enable tracing per API on zOS Connect OAS 3

Given that when enabling tracing (either binary or non binary), there's an impact on server performance, that affects all APIs deployed on that server, we'd like to have an option to enable tracing per api, so that when analyzing we'll only be imp...
4 months ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Add which port to the product

Please consider adding the which port available from the zopen community to be one of the tools provided via the product.
17 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 0 Submitted

Maintain Global Information for IMS Programs

Please add support to maintain IMS program global status in RM, similar to the current support for transactions, databases and database areas, GSTSTRAN, GSTSDB and GSTSAREA. Support for programs with GSTSPGM would allow stopping and starting progr...
6 months ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 1 Future consideration

Have FCWITHDRAW check if volumes are online

When running a script to take a TESTCOPY, the first step is to do a FCWITHDRAW of the existing flashcopy. If a system is active using this TESTCOPY, this will cause I/O errors and may cause the system to crash. The TESTCOPY CAPTURE runs, but it pe...
5 months ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Add global option support for STA, STO and PST TRAN commands.

Enabling PLEXPARM for IMS transactions allows setting a global status for IMS AREAS, DBS and TRANS. However for transactions the only way to set this is via the update transaction command. IMS RACF OPERCMDS settings cannot be configured for to all...
5 months ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

Health Check about IC Definitions

We simulated a Site1-Outage in the Production but loose all Images sysplexwide (except the Master KSYS). IBM told us in the Case that we use not the newest Inital Clists (IC) for the Operators. It would be very helpful if a GDPS Health Check can c...
7 months ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

Provide a z/OS ENQ query comand

There are many ways to query the system/dataset ENQs on z/OS but there is no way presently via ZOAU. Please provide an easy to use query capability for ZOAU that does not require operator authority to issue the d grs command. See both ISPF ISRDDN ...
about 1 month ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Submitted

Add sudo to the OEF

sudo is the ideal way to invoke authorized (superuser) tools under OMVS and should be included with OEF since it isn't provided as part of the IBM z/OS USS set of tools.
3 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 3 Under review