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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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UKO-Agent should have his own Messages in zOS SYSLOG

We have the need to control and automate messages from the UKO agent. So if something changes in a Key Dataset (e.g. CKDS) with UKO, we need to be able to react from zOS. Actually, the only way to be aware of changes there is to analyse SMF data. ...
about 2 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / UKO for z/OS 1 Under review

Format the saved packet trace information to show the TLS handshake

We would like to be able to display the TLS handshake information and the supported cypher suite in a network connection, in the formatted packet trace, something like this:Record 1 Protocol ........ HANDSHAKE ( x'16' ) Version ......... TLS 1.2 L...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z NetView 3 Future consideration

CICS should execute the EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO command under the EXECKEY of requesting program to honor CICS storage protection.

Currently when a USERKEY task executes an EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER INTO if the receiving data area is smaller than the container data the program creates a storage violation. Because CICS processes the GET CONTAINER command on behalf of the task, a...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

IPConn negotiated receives count, Indicate in message text

Messages show IPConn autoinstall details, but does not indicate the negotiated sessions. For example CICS IPConn has receive sessions of 150; zCEE (Z/OS Connect) specifies 100. The autoinstalled IPConn picks the lower of 100. Text in message DFHIS...
about 2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

MGM resiliency in recovery region

With MzGM 4-SITE we had resiliency in our recovery region for disk. For example, if C disk (XRC secondaries) died, GDPS/Metro in that region could Hyperswap to D disk and XRC would remain up, capable both of building DR and of doing our daily requ...
over 1 year ago in GDPS 1 Future consideration

Detecting a Shipped Terminal created by CRTE

We need to detect if a shipped terminal corresponds to an active CRTE session
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Display JOBSUBMISSION status command

Need a modify or display command similar to F subsys,STATUS or F subsys,STATUS,SUBTASK displaying current status of each job submission option HOST, FT, z-centric and all HTTP workstations.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Include additional open-source tools for System Administration/Automation, CI/CD Pipelines and Development.

Enhance development ease of use, expand system administration/automation capabilities and continue to transfer Linux skills to the z/OS platform. A suggestion for the next set of tools to add: System Admin: sudo, gpg, openssl CI/CD: groovy/gradle,...
6 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 4 Future consideration

Add OpenSSL port for z/OS to Open Enterprise Foundation

We used to have through the IBM ported tools which are no longer available. Afterwards it was included in the IDz product, the FMID included a target path with Rocket tools. But since some PTFs ago OpenSSL is no longer included. Currently there is...
6 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise Foundation for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Allow more flexibility in the location of DFHAPIR

As currently designed, DFHAPIR can only be found as a single member name in a z/OS PARMLIB list. As CICS systems programmers, we normally don't have access to z/OS libraries so making changes requires change requests and possibly days between upda...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration