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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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Support for mixed type JSON arrays

While using the webservice assistant DFHJS2LS, we are receiving errors when processing json schemas that have arrays using the items tag as an array e.g. “items”: […..] . This json schema is a valid schema and used to describe a Tuple; a type of a...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

support us to allow only one session for one user at a time through DWC.

It is possible now that multiple sessions can be started for a single user at a same time. Multiple sessions can lead to data integrity issues when concurrent access to the same data is allowed. We must restrict the no of sessions for the same use...
7 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Introduce Python into NetView Scripting

REXX is very easy; we all know how to code it and it is easy to learn for the newbies. Still, all the youngsters seem to know coding with Python. Python provides a readily available toolbox, which will help the new joiners to be productive quickly...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Group Actions in SA Rest API Server

While most basic functions are available in the SA Rest Operations Server were definitely missing some important ones such as GROUP actions. INGMOVE is a common use within our company for high availability purposes during maintenance. We would lik...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Authentication based on a Client Certificate (SA Operation Rest Server)

The preference of using a certificate to authenticate instead of Basic Authentication like a username and password. For automating purposes you would prefer not to use Basic Authentication and instead use something like a Client Certificate, espec...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Enable tape level encryption in CTC VTE component

Provide an encryption option with CTC's VTE component to enable host based encryption of system tape.
about 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

IMS transactions abends info in the e3270ui

We need in the e3270ui a workspace where we could see information about abended transactions and abend details including process region, abend code, transaction name, abend date/time,..
about 11 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Report on SMF 98 rcds.

SMF 98 rcd produces a 5 sec view of the CPC and its Lpars which is highly recommended by IBM and Peter Enrico for example for viewing CPU usage and other KPMs for assisting in debugging Performance Issues. Provides High Frequency throughput statis...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 2 Future consideration

Improve Omegamon history panels

Would be possible to improve the Omegamon history panels and export (PF6) on e3270gui/TOM, including the DATE column ? Possibly choosing the columns to be added on the panel/history file. This would apply to all omegamon products using history fun...
7 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Omegamon to show Transaction's service class

Would be possible to include on Omegamon for IMS (e3270gui/TOM), the Service Class associated to each IMS transaction? This information (defined thru WLM) found in other mainframe monitors like mainview, can't be found on other system monitors lik...
7 months ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

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