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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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Running the DWC docker container on Openshift for Z (s390x).

Have the DWC docker container available on Openshift for Z (s390x), with this, I can move my zOS workload console to run on a IFL.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Default SMU Panel with INGPLEX Functionality

We're users of the INGPLEX commands with the TN3270 Panels. Some functionality is really useful such as the INGPLEX IPL, SVCDUMP, SLIP etc. panels. We would like to see a default panel within SMU which has the same functionality as the TN3270 Pane...
6 months ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

Enable JCICS to be mocked easily for unit testing

We need the ability to easily mock the JCICS framework to drive unit testing requirements.
9 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

Support square brackets expressions for REXX MATCH() function

We need to match system application names containing a small list of characters at a specific position: IM\d[PS]CTLThis would give us the possibility the differ between our 2 production environments and our 5 development environments. A normal wil...
9 months ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Access Kafka from CICS

Provide access to Kafka from / to CICS.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

DBB CLI - Added output formatting option

Hi, The transition from DBB v1 to DBB V2 resulted in the disappearance of the Web Application, and the provision of a command line to manage the metadatastrore. The command line does not provide the same services as the Web Application: you nee...
about 1 year ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Planned for future release

COBOL DISPLAY prefixed by program-id - compile option

If COBOL developers make DISPLAY in CICS and do not ensure that the DISPLAY-text contains a unique identifier, it can be very difficult to find the programs, that make the DISPLAYs and a lot of parallel DISPLAYs can be a serious performance proble...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

Externalise all error messages to the SYSLOG

Please add all Joblog Error messages to the SYSLOG so that it can be used to automate/trigger altering through OPS MVS. This is needed from the AGM Interceptor from zCEE and CICS, as well as the Base Component. Thank you
9 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Tertiary SDF Focal Point option

Addition of Tertiary SDF focal point option under customization dialog NTW > SDF FOCAL POINT as well as under run time environment with new cglobal for example AOFTFP, as well as update of all impacted rexxes to support 3rd focal point, with or...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Not under consideration

Need PCOMM FTP to support implicit TLS (no AUTH TLS)

Currently the PCOMM FTP client is only able to connect to a server that is configured for Explicit TLS (AUTH TLS) which starts with a non-secure connection then converts to a secure connection. Our site has a restriction that there should not be n...
about 1 year ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

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