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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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Improve security processing for TCPIP-services

In a TCPIPService the authentication method must be specified. Currently there is no support for JSON Web Token (JWT).The TCPIPService definition should be enhanced to support at least JWT or better all types of authentication. And the handling sh...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 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

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...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

SMU and GDPS - Hardware Integration

When integrating HW views into SMU it would be good to have GDPS facilities integrated, also.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 1 Future consideration

Increase the character limt of the JVMPROFILE attribute in JVMSERVER CICS resource definition.

Right now, the character limit of JVMPROFILE attribute in JVMSERVER CICS resource definition is limited to 8 Chars. However the character limit allowed for a Unix file in z/OS is 1023 Chars. The 8-character limit on JVM profiles restricts our abil...
3 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 0 Under review

Call External Stored Procedures

Hi, Our company uses a lot of external stored procedures (mainly written in Cobol, Java). It would be great if the IDz gets a possibility to call them. After entering the input parameters, the result (e.g. output parameters or result sets) is disp...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Support live resize and live guest relocation for on-boarded z/VM virtual machines

With ICIC previous implementation, on-boarded z/VM virtual machine is not able to be live resize and live guest migration, due to lack of IUCV server running in the virtual machine. We can install the IUCV server into the on-boarded virtual machin...
6 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Submitted

Option for overwriting files without confirmation when Configuring Dependency Based Build option.

Currently, if you are starting a user build from the Configure Dependency Based Build option, you have to go through several pop ups to authorize overwriting existing files.Please add an option in global preferences or in the user build configurat...
12 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Add an enhancement to support the use of same named RTEMS and HTEMS procs in Sysplex environment (shared PROCLIB)

Customer has a Sysplex environment. The same PROCLIB is shared between several z/OS systems. Customer's environment is designed to use identical STC names on all z/OS systems in the Sysplex. They need a way to use the same approach with all Omegam...
12 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Need HACP EE to allow for the customization of its navigation bar just as Host On-Demand does

Currently, HACP EE V 4.2 offers a very limited option for the user to customize the navigation bar. We need user to be able to customize their HACP EE navigation bar just as if not better than what Host On-Demand currently offers.
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Not under consideration