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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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Restore the CP at the moment just before an human error

It happened that by mistake an operator made a massive action on the CP (he completed all the application with status=W/S/E). In this case the RERUN of the erronuosly completed applications was not the solution because the previous batch complete ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

Add the hability to process NULL values in COBOL

In order to use some REST/JSON APIs, we need to be able to process NULL value in COBOL. We had oppened the TS004435032 support case on this matter. Is it possible to add cobol support for NULL values or to add it to the JSON PARSE & GENERATE J...
almost 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 12 Delivered

IDz Host Connection Emulator (HCE) with Auto-Connect

To be able to implement "auto-connect" on HCE (like we can do on PCOM) for users who have automatic management of their account (and password)
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Delivered

Increase the granularity of the SAF role-based rules for modification of the LCP Management profile

Current SAF role-based rules allow the locking down of the management profile options. We would like to entirely lock down the ability to change the retention period of a management profile once it's been created. Currently we can't do that withou...
almost 2 years ago in GDPS 3 Delivered

FAZ Plug-in: Fault List should be sorted by combined Date_Time value

(Please also see Case TS008090491 for a detailed discussion of the issue that this RFE wishes to resolve) Hi, When using the ISPF interface, if the Fault List is sorted by Date, values of Time are sorted accordingly within each date value, regardl...
almost 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

z/OS Connect SMF123 Enhancements

Objective To add more data to the z/OS Connect Audit record for auditing and monitoring purposes. Description As the SMF123 record is described as the z/OS Conned Audit record, it would be appropriate that more information from USS log files shoul...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

ZOA helper scripts support through NetView when SDSF is unavailable

As a shop not running SDSF we still need the job interaction and MVSOPER utilities of ZOA. This can be achieved by adding logic to the Helper scripts that interact with SDSF for issuing commands and interacting with jobs, and if SDSF is unavailabl...
over 4 years ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 4 Delivered

GDPS Procedure to remove PPRC links without need to do a new geoparm config

To make the removal of PPRC links, it's necessary to alter the GEOPARM file and do a new geoparm config into GDPS, process that disables the hyperswap feature, exposing the environment.
over 9 years ago in GDPS 8 Delivered

Get "Run as/Debug as" working in local projects.

Following a modern DevOps approach to software development, developers will not write code remotely anymore. The source code of projects, including Cobol, JCL, etc. will be located at git repositories. Then, developers will work with a local copy ...
10 months ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

z/OS Connect EE - Policies to support DB2 via REST Client Service Provider

Currently Policies are available in z/OS Connect for CICS and IMS related API. Nationwide would like to see that same capability made available for DB2 for via the REST Client service provider. (Split out from RFE 124692: https://www.ibm.com/devel...
about 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

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