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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 of INGREQ Type=NORM/IMMED/FORCE

In System Automation three different Types are supported by INGREQ to stop a system or application (NORM,IMMED,FORCE). GDPS only supports TYPE=NORM by default. We would like to get a parameter where we can specify Type=NORM/IMMED/FORCE each time w...
over 7 years ago in GDPS 10 Not under consideration

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) needs to allow users to save their print jobs on the local PC.

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) needs to allow users to save their print jobs on the local PC instead of users having to download their print jobs each time
5 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

HACP EE (Host Access Client Package Extended Edition) need to support local Windows Printer option like Host On-Demand (HOD)

RAI users need to be able to print in Windows Printer option
5 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

In addition to syntax checking in the Editor, please add semantic checking as well.

Semantic checking of the code in IDz Editor would make mainframe developers even more productive since they still are able to create code in IDz that passes all syntax checks without being valid code. You only see it in the JES Spoolfiles, once yo...
10 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Another way for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform instead of using member in EQQPARM dataset.

An audit has revealed that some users have access to both userIDs and passwords for zCentric agent users when updating these in member in EQQPARM dataset.Even if we encrypt the EQQPARM dataset, the person(s) adding/updating user-info into EQQPARM ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Encrypting member in IWSz EQQPARM dataset without dynamically calling EQQBEX

In order for no one to be able to retrieve userIDs/Passwords from member in EQQPARM dataset containing userIDs and passwords for controlling access between IWSz and zCentric IWS-agent on distributed platform this dataset needs to be encrypted. How...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Provide AT-TLS Support for EKMF Web

A recent pen test by IBM XForce performed on our z/OS systems identified a vulnerability where the TCP port used by EKMF was not using https. In attempting to remediate this condition it was discovered that secure https browser access to EKMF-Web ...
over 1 year ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Web 3 Functionality already exists

Allow JSON PARSE WITH DETAIL to be set on or off at runtime

JSON PARSE WITH DETAIL ON/OFF It would be helpful if WITH DETAIL can be enabled/disabled at run time by application logic. The WITH DETAIL phrase displays too many messages in job output. Many of the messages are expected conditions for many...
almost 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

ODBM must be downward compatible between code and release levels

Our customers use ODBM which is a common service layer component servicing multiple IMS target systems. Currently if one of the target IMS systems is migrated to a new release and ODBM is not at that point migrated we lose access to the IMS system...
about 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Not under consideration

Export Omegamon/CICS Trace to file or sysout

The transaction TRACE in only available to consult using history option using 3270 screen. It would be good to save the TRACE and send it to the develoment team to analise the sequence of the programs and commands because they do not have access t...
5 months ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 2 Functionality already exists

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