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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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SSL Daemon - Dynamically refresh CRL/Certs when they are changed

We have a security requirement to update the CRL daily. We have a process that recycles all of the INETD services in order to bring in the latest CRL for all new connections. We have recently ran into heap issues on the SSL Daemons that forced us ...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Requirement for a Capture/Restore mechanism for MQ messages

The below is a snippet from the IBM MQ documentation for z/OS. We believe this pertains to the utility that we require: However we might require this message/restore capability to operate with the QMGR Active rather than Down. Additionally we woul...
about 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

More options in policy selection

In a policy, would it be possible to implement a rule with a 'not equal' condition for example something like <header name="CICS-target" valuenot="CICS0001"/> and/or a way to set a rule for a not match condition. I know we can use a default ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Add code review rules to IDZ to help with Syntax Check with migration to COBOL6

Add these 4 code review rules to IDZ to help with Syntax Check with migration to COBOL6:1. Zeroth occurrence is referred in the array2. Non numeric data to numeric fields. Move or condition check for Zone decimal fields against non-numeric data ca...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Persistent sessions HTTPS between TWS Z-centric agent and TWS Z/OS

We would like an evolution of the TWS Z-centric agent in the management of HTTPs sessions between the server and its TWS Z/OS controller. Currently, each time a TWS Z/OS controller job submits a job on a TWS Z-centric agent, 2 new TCP sessions are...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

CDPz new feature to capture ALL JES2 sysouts instead just JOBLOG

We have presented CDPz to customer and as Logs consolidation strategy, customer wants to capture all JES2 SYSOUTS and send it to distributed platform. As CDPz is a solution to capture mainframe data, maybe this feature can be added in the roadmap.
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Future consideration

EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories

We are asking that HCL/IBM consider our request to add much-needed functionality and scalability to the IWS Datastore by adding VSAM Extended Format (which implies multi-volume) and EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories. Please refer to In...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Provide customizable way to add input attributes at HATS input fields and at HATS form level

As a HATS toolkit user, I need to add custom attribute to all the text input fields on screens rendered by HATS. HATS project default rendering uses “Field” as “Component” and “Widget” for the “Remaining text and input fields”. In the “Text input”...
about 2 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Planned for future release

Z/OS CONNECT EE service usable to more then one cics within one server

Currently the same z/os connect service can be used in multiple z/os connect server. So a service can be deployed over multiple servers However if you have for example a TEST1 and TEST2 CICS connected to the same z/os connect server you cannot dep...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Omegamon xe on z/OS improve Soft Capping monitoring information

The information available within the SMF Record 70 Subtype 1 fields: SMF70NSW and SMF70NCA are not available at the related Omegamon on z/OS "System CPU Utilization" attributes group. These information collected and available at the RMF level can ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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