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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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    Ability to Add New Application Level User Field to Existing AD in Workload Scheduler

    Description:Currently, when using the ADUSF option, IBM Workload Scheduler creates a new Application Description (AD) with the same name instead of adding the User Field to the existing AD. Additionally, ADUSF requires attaching the user field to ...
    about 5 hours ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Submitted

    Support AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications

    Hello IBM, AMODE64 MQI calls from PL/I applications is currently not officially supported by IBM. However, 64-bits support already exist for C applications.Adding support for PL/I only requires simple updates to the CMQEPP copybook. Here is an exa...
    23 minutes ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 0 Submitted

    IZPCA / COGNOS NEW COST REPORTS TFP WITH MONETARY VALUES BASED IN MSU

    Many customers wants to know how much money they are paying by LPAR, WORKLOAD and SERVICE/REPORT CLASS using TFP – Tailored Fit Pricing model. Nowadays, IZPCA/COGNOS has cost RESOURCE ACCOUNTING reports based in monetary values (cost of CPU second...
    about 1 month ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 8 Under review

    Setting to disable advanced remote error feedback

    With the advanced problems view integration of DBB User build, the build is automatically equipped with the --errPrefix cli argument for the build framework. Some build framework implementations might not support creating the error feedback file, ...
    about 8 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted

    Automated check of RSEAPI host component version level

    IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code should automatically check the RSEAPI host component version level and validate if it is on a supported level. For example when the user is on the Welcome Page, in the prerequisites section: In case RSEAPI is dete...
    about 8 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted

    Stored HTML Configurations

    We currently have multiple HOD Server configurations for many different environments, including multiple admin environments. We would like to be able to switch between a default server configuration (one that we can update) and other server config...
    about 17 hours ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 0 Submitted

    Ability to use RACF Keystore Instead of Java Key Store for Config Server Secure Port on z/OS

    The main reason for this enhancement is because at my current place of employment, it is a STIG requirement that we CANNOT use JKS files on z/OS. Being able to use the RACF Key Store would make the integration of HOD even easier for those that cur...
    about 17 hours ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 0 Submitted

    For the COBOL API add support for IPv4

    The new COBOL API only support IPv6 connections, we don't have the IPv6 stack enabled on our mainframe and have no plans to do so at this time. IPv4 support will make the API more widely available to users.
    about 20 hours ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Submitted

    IDz v17 : not able to change User ID via Set Pattern when creating an IMS Isolation Profile

    It would be useful for our developers because then they would be able to Debug an MPP (IMS TM) in IDz and also set all z/OS Debugger Profiles-settings and do all z/OS Debugger Profiles--actions (such as Register/Start Region/…) from within IDz.For...
    5 days ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Submitted

    Restricting the Multiple Signon to CICS Regions using z/OS Explorer

    Due to security standards, most companies tend to restrict the number of signons to 1 from any user to any one of the CICSs at a time. This can be achived by using the SNSCOPE=CICS SIT parameter for the CICS regions including WUI & CMAS adress...
    15 days ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS 0 Under review

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