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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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Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM definitions.

Provide a way of automatically generating appropriate OSAM and VSAM delete/define definitions for IMS physical database datasets.
2 days ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Submitted

Configuration file for P2 installations

I propose the inclusion of a configuration file for P2 installations which allows, for example: adding a z/OS connection by default which would allow me to distribute the tool to developers as an installation by Installation Manager allows.
3 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 0 Submitted

Enhancing z/OS Connect for Dynamic API Integration with JSON Response Handling

Abstract This document proposes an enhancement to IBM z/OS Connect to support flexible consumption of API responses in JSON format without mandating COBOL copybook regeneration for every API update. This capability aims to streamline integration e...
1 day ago in z/OS Connect 0 Submitted

Develop the functionality in File Manager to choose the encoding with a file should be downloaded to a PC through its export to desktop function

BBVA is a very important global bank with operations in Spain, Mexico, Turkey, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, etc. BBVA is the largest bank in Mexico, employing over one thousand of mainframe developers. These developers use IBM Developer for z for th...
23 days ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Under review

Add possibility to specify SYMBOLS=EXECSYS on a dd_input (zos_mvs_raw)

In a JCL job I can work with system symblols in in-stream datasets if I specify SYMBOLS=EXECSYS. I could not find a solution to do so with zos_mvs_raw. JCL Example with &YYMMDD-Symbol (current date): //COPYDS1 EXEC PGM=ADRDSSU,REGION=64M //**...
about 13 hours ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Submitted

Dynamicaly request the usage value of Network OCC IDs

We are monitoring the EQQMC03I message and this is not a seldom event in our environment. So we want to monitor the usage of the NWK OCC IDs value.
about 9 hours ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

The max value (65535) of Network OCC IDs is too small in huge environments

We run into dataloss situations when the usage of NetWork OCC IDs is 100%. We are monitoring the EQQMC03I message and we got this event very often at night before we schedule a daily planning job (e.g. CP Replan). In a situation when we have to av...
about 10 hours ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

zIIP-enable Node.js

We've made a significant investment in Node.js, but it runs slow compared to Java and Python because it's not zIIP enabled the way those languages are (Java 100% and Python 70%). Zowe also uses Node.js, but we couldn't rewrite that in Java or Pyth...
1 day ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Node.js 1 Needs more information

Make Temp datasets configurable

Hi, We found that while copying load modules from one PDS to another, IBM uses a standard temporary dataset format which is against our shop SMS rules. We found that there isn't a way to override the second and third nodes to confirm with inhouse ...
1 day ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

Provide parameter like KM2_TIMEOUT (similar to KOB_TIMEOUT) to control idle session timeout for MVS Classic

Helps comply with site's audit requirement to cancel inactive sessions within x minutes.
18 days ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for z/OS 1 Under review