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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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Interface for non z/os users to change their TDWC password when TDWC is running on z/OS. Users do not have to use TN3270 session/TSO.

We began implementing DWC to provide the non-z/OS users (users that do not sign onto TSO & TWS panels) a view into TWS, more specifically, their applications. We have implemented in our Test environment, however, these users do have TN3270 ses...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 5 Not under consideration

Enable File manager in IDZ to work with MFA enabled

IDZ is unable to use file manager to copy files between sysplex /lpars when MFA is enabled. See Sev2 Case TS016140826 for additional info.
5 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Provide tooling to create a consolidated view of Migration Considerations for a user defined batch of APARs

Understanding migration considerations is a critical part of installing APARs. Each APEDIT has a MIGRATION CONSIDERATIONS section for IBM to document various APAR impacts including: Functional automation and operation changes, API changes, SIP imp...
10 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

CL/Supersession needs to support TLS

When PAGENT is enabled CL/Supersession does not support TLS
over 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Data of DFHPI0715 message are not correct

When CEMT P PIPE SCAN command ends, the following message is issued: DFHPI0715 I 05/23/2018 15:20:26 CICSPA01 CHGMAN PIPELINE PIPEPROH explicit scan has completed. Number of wsbind files found in the WSDIR directory: 002493. Number of WEBSERVICEs ...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

The ability to call an OSGI Java Program from z/OS Connect

it would be great to be able to make a API using OSGI through CICS instead of having to set up a middle man PL/I or COBOL program to make this call. There are a lot of use cases, PassTickets being one of them, that work better in Java but in order...
5 months ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

Ability to add customer internal software product ids via a user field

Software products are assigned product ids by the vendors. As part of our firm's internal processes, we assign resource ids to vendor software and would like to be able to add our internal software product ids via some sort of custom field somewhe...
10 months ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 2 Not under consideration

JCE Provider support for IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Crypto Services PKCS#11

IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Crypto Services (HPCS) is a premium Key Management System with a Cloud HSM that is FIPS 140-2 Level 4 certified. HPCS is used as a backend HSM for several ISV products like Hashicorp Vault, Fujitsu Enterprise PostgreSQL, F5...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide code to allow customers to send events to applications via REST API

This would provide a fully supported way for customers using IBM Z System Automation to interface with applications running on z/OS, or other platforms using REST. This would avoid the need for customers to create their own bespoke scripts. It sho...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Dynamic Courier Scaling

Currently the out of the box implementation enables 3 couriers in the zAPM container, although up to 50 couriers can be used per container. IBM do not offer any information on what a courier can handle in terms of ASID (Address Space Identifier) c...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Planned for future release

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