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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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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

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

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

IMS Asynchronous Lock Duplexing

With DB2 12, we can activate the Asynchronous Lock Duplexing. We need the same functionality for IMS.
about 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Reduce devices mandated in SS0

The physical airgap GDPS LCP solution with Test Copy Manager in an MGM 4-Site environment requires defining devices RS2, RS4, RS5, and RS6 to the LCP/Test Copy Manager K-SYS. This is not practical for large environments due to the device limit in ...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 5 Not under consideration

Syncron processing of user-defined Workstations (EQQUX0099

User-defined workstations are currently processed asynchronously. The workstation analyzer identifies the operation to be submitted and performs these actions: 1.queues, asynchronously, a submit request to the Data Router task 2.updates the curren...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Conditional reorg check for new KEYLABEL in RACF

We are encrypting our IMS Databases. We store the encryption KEYLABEL in RACF on the Dataset Profile. Over time, we may change the KEYLABEL, to switch to quantum safe algorithms for example, and would like the conditional reorg to detect this chan...
almost 2 years ago in IMS Database Solution Pack for z/OS / Database Reorg 4 Planned for future release

Update LS2JS code to allow for a string of type json

Update the LS2JS conversion app to include a String type of "json" that would allow for the passing of a JSON payload without transformation and without the addition of quotes. "type":"string", "format":"json" for example the outbound z/OS Connect...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add DD statement to provide member selection in File Manager Batch.

Currently, the member selection is within the SYSIN DD statement in a File Manager batch. It will be more usable if the member selection can be provided via a DD statement in the JCL. Benefit of this change is when the members list is created dyna...
almost 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Planned for future release