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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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IMS ORF to fix Pointer Errors with Multi Databases that are Logically Related.

Regarding the use of IMS ORF. While The 3 databases were having Pointer errors, The ORF completed the reorganization of the 3 logically related databases. CC=0000. Prefixes were resolved and updated. However, After ORF ran successfully, the Pointe...
3 months ago in IMS Online Reorganization Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Support for type when syncronizing configuration members

When using ADDI ADDI syncronization feature its possible to add Configuration/IMST_PGM as Virtual Folder/Type but when it's added to build client it's always added with default type CSD. This means that every member added thru syncronization featu...
3 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Zookeeper ACL is requested for security reasons

Security scans have discovered that the ADDI-Server has a securtity vulnerabilty: Apache Zookeeper Common/Default Nodes Accessible Without ACL port 2181/tcp. Apache ZooKeeper is essentially a centralized service for distributed systems to a hierar...
3 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboard login with smartcard/client certificate(CAC)

Hi,Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence version 6.1.3 introduced authentication possibility in Application Discovery Configuration Admin dashboards. But it's implemented today through ldap userid/pw. Passwords are not recommended way fo...
3 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Externalize X'4032' Checkpoint Log record layout

Provide a DSECT and/or layout of the data within the X'4032' checkpoint log record " OTMA TPIPE/QAB/TIB/MTE/MCB". The main use we have in mind for this is we'd be able to see the ENQCT, DEQCT, QCT for all Tpipes at a given checkpoint. Similar to w...
6 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Future consideration

Integration in the SMF_099 record definition (SRM/WLM) of information related to SubType 14 (HiperDispatch Topology) and load them in a new KPMZ table

Integration in the SMF_099 record definition (SRM/WLM) of information related to SubType 14 (HiperDispatch Topology). This will let us get information on the processor Topology of each LPAR and their evolution to better follow & understand var...
9 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

z/OS Connect EE - Allow enablement of TRACE at individual API provider/requester level

To capture TRACE on-demand, Today it is possible only to enable at Server instance level. In Larger Enterprises z/OS Connect EE is utilized as a Shared entity in a SYSPLEX which can be shared my many applications. So, to trace a particular applica...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 6 Not under consideration

Show when INGVARS are deleted from resources

When you add a new INGVAR to a resource, it will display inside the History section of the resource exactly what you have set and what that INGVAR has been set to. For example; History : 2020-01-21 09:31:05 Variable attribute/user/TESTVAR manipula...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

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

Ability to specify MSGCLASS for Subordinate Address Spaces

When running a Database Recover Facility batch job (FRXSDR00) to recover an IMS Database, subordinate address spaces are spawned. Would like a way to specify the MSGCLASS of those subordinate address spaces.
9 months ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Functionality already exists

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