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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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Double check to execute changes to a table when executing an update, delete or insert query in db2 for z/os

It is necessary that when executing a query using the db2 for z/os tool that contains a statement of type INSERT UPDATE or DELETE, before the changes are applied to the table, a screen is added indicating how many records will be affected by the e...
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 11 Needs more information

Launch a session by calling it by name

Typing directly the name of the session without having to type 'S' in front of it
4 days ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Needs more information

Standardize the location and labeling of the command line

In the main screen (post authentication), the command line is called "Enter your command" and it is positioned at the top. In a top menu (CL/SuperSession Sub Menu), the command line is called:"Command" and is positioned at the bottom.
5 days ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Needs more information

Creating a specific communications about HIPER and PE in in IBM Communications (Informational / Software) received from IBM My Notifications Portal

We receive communications from IBM My Notifications Portal. Adding filter about a specific product (IMS for our case) is possible. But there is no way to add a filter about the classification of the APARS . Is it possible to create a specific comm...
about 1 month ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Needs more information

Bring the Host Connection Emulator HCE back into IDz. Its just better than RCE

Bring the Host Connection Emulator HCE back into IDz. Its just better than RCE. Our developers are used to HCE and what it offers. RCE is just not at its level and therefore the developers won't switch to IDz 16.0 unless the HCE is in there.
8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Needs more information

Add support to zoautil_py.datasets & zoautil_py.zoau_io to be given a DD as parameter

Add support to zoautil_py.datasets & zoautil_py.zoau_io to be given a DD as parameter, instead of having to hardcode the dataset name: In the JCL: //DDIN DD DSN=XXXX.YYYY.ZZZZ,DISP=SHR In the Python code: datasets.read('//DDIN') instead of: da...
9 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Needs more information

Test Data Generation support for COBOL statements in CICS application

Without support for COBOL statment(perform, inspect), KB can't use Test Data Generation function. Especially, the limit of "INSPECT, PERFORM" status should be removed or resolved.
27 days ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Needs more information

DBCS character set(1364) support

All EBCDIC data is interpreted as Codepage-1047 (English) and then converted back to UTF-8, which is sometimes inaccurate. if 1364 DBCS character set is supported, then this problem can be solved.
27 days ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 0 Needs more information

ZOAU interface with SDSF

Just as with REXX one can use the SDSF REXX API to access any/all information from SDSF so should ZOAU be able to do the same. There is so much information available via SDSF that could be useful to the ZOAU user.
7 months ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Needs more information

this is related GDPS CPC ops - need more clarity and tracking ability when IBM SA netview started , GDPS is initialized, CPC ops - why SA HW interface not able intialize properly, i hardly see any messages why its not connected, sometimes it shows green, all connected to CPCs this will help in identifying the problem , also to plan any standard actions like LOAD,IPL,ACTIVATE etc using GDPS panels.

this is related GDPS CPC ops - need more clarity and tracking ability when IBM SA netview started , GDPS is initialized, CPC ops - why SA HW interface not able intialize properly, i hardly see any messages why its not connected, sometimes it shows...
about 1 month ago in GDPS 1 Needs more information

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