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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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high availability and resiliency for messages sent via MQ descriptors (TYPE=MQSERIES)

We have got applications sending messages via CHNG/ISRT calls on MQ descriptors ( IBM MQ Parameter TYPE=MQSERIES ) Subparameter MQRTQMGR=mqmd_replytoqmgr specifies the MQMD_REPLYTOQMGR value. When operating within a PLEX-environment (MVS-Plex, ...
about 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 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/...
7 months ago in Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS 0 Not under consideration

support binder date for pdse member generations

a pdse member generation 0 one can see the binder date but with other generations (-1, -2 etc), this information is not available (using Data Set Commander)
5 months ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Future consideration

ADDI Server code to notify unsupported Java

ADDI Server does not check that pre-reqs are in place. If ADDI Server is being installed on a supported version of Java JDK, memory/CPU requirements, etc. Solution: A warning to notify the user that the pre-reqs are not in place, such as "Version ...
about 2 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Under review

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` ...
3 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Go 2

Add support for usage of data area for arrays in the request of API Clients using top down approach with z/OS Connect open api 3

When generating data structures for an API requester based on an OpenAPI file that includes an array in the request parameters, Gradle generates a data structure using a data area. However this is not supported right now since the host api verb BA...
3 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Planned for future release

Improve FFDC for GDPS

In the case TS002648540, the log and trace data from GDPS did not provide enough details to track down the root cause of the problem. We could not always have the DEBUG ON in GDPS to capture additional message all the time and this will cause floo...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 17 Not under consideration

Support COPY statement in a PSB file.

The PSB compiler in Application Discovery Build Client does not support a COPY statement in a PSB file. We request this be supported.
9 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Provide a new User exit to read the JCL for a FETCH directive and Automatic Recovery ADDPROC

Provide a new User exit for the following functions Job tailoring : JCL directive FETCH Automatic Recovery: Statement RECOVER, Parameter ADDPROC Today the JCL for a FETCH member is always read from EQQJBLIB and the JCL for ADDPROC member is always...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Enable Fault Analyzer extension on VS Code marketplace

We're enabling various extensions on VS Code IDE and is looking for the extension of IBM Fault Analyzer so it can be installed in VS Code to enable user running abend analysis from the product.
about 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1

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