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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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Search on Unicode character strings in File manager MVS

Is it possible to change the functions of File manager MVS to allow the specification of Unicode character strings ?File Manager will convert these Unicode character strings into an internal hexadecimal character string in the File Manager templat...
over 1 year ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Provide Troubleshooting section in documentation

When running builds which fail/abend in an MVSExec or another Unix System Services process, it can lead return codes which are difficult to troubleshoot. Users have reported their trouble with diagnosing these issues in the community repositories:...
over 1 year ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Future consideration

Support Left/Right Control Key Mapping for Remote Connection Emulator for Improved Adoption of Migrating User from Host Connection Emulator

I have created Remote Connection Emulator configurations and the connection is working, however, there is a challenge I am facing to remap the enter key to be the CTRL key. I can see in preferences Remote Connection Emulator is mentioned but the k...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Specify product specific message id instead of BPXM023I with JZOS API MvsConsole.wto

Z Digital Integration Hub is a Java based strategic hybrid cloud integration product on z/OS for realtime information flow between z/OS core systems and hybrid cloud application. We are currently implementing the support for STOP, DISPLAY and SHUT...
3 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Under review

Add the capability of creating custom HTTP headers for API Requesters

Our web-proxy gateways and API registrars require additional custom headers. Since these headers aren’t required by our API Providers, they usually aren’t in the OAS3 doc. Examples of what we use are: ConsumerId, ContextId, RequestId, and x- Gatew...
8 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

Exploit 64-bit addressing mode in zWS

We would like to request the implementation of 64-bit addressing mode for zWS to avoid potential S878 storage-related abends. Our current production zWS controller has a very large and complex batch schedule with a high frequency rate of updates. ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 2 Not under consideration

CICSPlex Global TRANCLASS

We would like to have a the possibility of defining Global Tranclass Resources, and this way to be able to activate them with 'CICS System Group' scope in a CICSPlex.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

GDPS/Metro 4.2- No need of any contextual validation? when View command used for a Script

When we select a script with view we clearly indicate that we do not intent to launch the script
over 4 years ago in GDPS 9 Not under consideration

Quiesce CICS before shutdown

CICS no longer quiesces TCPIPServices as part of SHUTDOWN, which caused a large number of connected clients to terminate when CICS was shutdown. For this RFE we are asking for a more graceful shutdown option.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Allow logical operation on filters in CPSM WUI and Explorer

A long time ago, when we only had the CPSM TSO Interface, we were able to use the filters in a smarter way by building them on some variables using each variable more than one, in other words, we could make conditional sentences. For example, we c...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

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