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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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Enhance ICIC to provide event notifications in addition to email

We would like to integrate ICIC with our event management tools (IBM Netcool Omnibus/Impact, Cloud Pak for AIOps) so that events are not sent via email but rather to these tools. At a minimum if we could send a webhook to our Omnibus probe, it wou...
21 days ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 1 Submitted

Add Visual and Logical Text Layer in DB2 properties for IDz 16.x

Hi, For Hebrew users (or other languages that write from right to left), there is a need to read the SQL results in Visual Text Layer, otherwise the data is displayed in reverse order. We can't find the Text Layer option on Default BiDi Settings i...
about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 0 Submitted

Give pyRACF similar resources and priority to ZOAU

With Python gaining popularity on z/OS and a new generation of z/OS System Administrators coming onto the platform with prior Python experience, it is important that crucial subsystems like RACF delivers data in JSON format and gives access to qua...
5 months ago in zSecurity 4 Under review

MVS native dataset access (PDS, PDSE, seq)

Many z/OS USS commands use this technique for allocating and accessing MVS native datasets (PDS, PDSE, seq): https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=zusscr-specifying-mvs-data-set-names-in-shell-environment Node.js should also have this capabi...
4 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 0 Under review

IntelliMagic Vision with DS8A00 with FCM4 shows incorrect values at "% of the real capacity that is allocated"

DS8A00 with FCM4 has additional reporting data (like writable capacity) IntelliMagic Vision "Allocated capacity in the storage pool" shows correct values IntelliMagic Vision "% of the real capacity that is allocated" shows incorrect values High Ri...
28 days ago in  IBM Z IntelliMagic Vision for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Add additional variables to EMAIL and INCIDENT features

Some key variables are missing from the EMAIL and INCIDENT features. OHHMM - The input arrival time of the failed job (absolutely key to uniquely identify the failing operation) OJJSTEP - Job step of failed job (can save time to resolution, avoidi...
18 days ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Submitted

SSL support for the statistics port in Explorer plugin

CICS/TG v10.1 now allows us to use protocol@statssslapi.parameters but the v3.1.0.1 version of the CTG plugin for z/OS Explorer doesn't support this encrypted communication. I think it would be a good idea to release a new version of the plugin th...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 0 Planned for future release

GDPS dual legs 3 sites Metro Mirror extended to be 4 sites so as to attain HA in the DR data center as is in the Production data center

This extension will allow the regular swap between Production and DR data centers because both will have HA. Regular swaps and long stays in the DR center are supposed to be a requirement of DORA
about 1 year ago in GDPS 14 Not under consideration

Suppress DFHHC0801W repeated messages from CICS LOG

This message is being generated every 30 min, which does not make much sense, it could be sent one per day or only once after startup, I dont need this info to be checked every 30 min as CESN sign on programs are stable, we only change it if we do...
7 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Is a defect

Add support for Easytrieve dependancy discovery during IDz User Build Wizard

Currently the IDz User Build Wizard only supports Enterprise Cobol and Enterprise PL/I include files. We would like to expand this functionality to support Easytrieve dependency discovery. There was an existing IBM Idea that was rejected in 2024 b...
5 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 0 Submitted

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