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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 Detailed Instructions on Cloning an SMU Server from a Container to a new Container/Server for High Availability

IBM currently provides an option to install/manage/run SMU using a Red Hat (Podman)/Linux (Docker) container. It would be very useful for clients to have detailed instructions on how to make a copy of an existing SMU container to create a high ava...
2 days ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Planned for future release

Remote C/C++ Editor Development

Users have been asking to have two vertical rulers in the C/C++ Editor : 1 line for the end of the code (at 72 characters) and 1 for the end of the program file (80 characters). Moreover, as for the COBOL editor, a ruler at the top of the C editor...
about 23 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Submitted

Additional functionality to saveOutput methods in JobExec class in DBB Toolkit API to ignore DD-name/header

Hello, Currently in the different saveOutput methods in the JobExec class that uses the ddName parameter to save the output of a specific DD in an executed job the DD-name/header is included in the file that is saved as the initial line. This unfo...
1 day ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Submitted

z/OS Connect does not currently have a way to retrieve a list of the API requesters deployed in a server configured with OpenAPI3.

Currently, z/OS Connect EE provides functionality to list APIs, but it lacks a feature for listing API Requesters deployed on a z/OS Connect EE Server configured with OpenAPI 3. In contrast, with OpenAPI 2, API Requesters can be listed by sending ...
1 day ago in z/OS Connect 0 Planned for future release

A trace parameter for zSA with a set-table verbose level

This is Tom Wai from TLS (Hong Kong Software Premium Support team) taking care of local z/OS accounts. Recently I had a monthly cases review meeting with HSBC's management team. In their memories, from time to time we suggested different trace set...
7 days ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Submitted

HACPEE support on Openshift

We need HACPEE support on Openshift and images available on Openshift catalog
about 1 month ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Under review

enter only Sessid on cmd line

I have to always add this functionality to the menu when doing migrations.
about 20 hours ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 1 Under review

Support JXH and JXLE for exit t the beginning of a loop

Support JXH and JXLE for, e.g., ASMEXIT, DO WHILE, DOEXIT, IF, for testing loop termination at the beginning.
about 21 hours ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Toolkit 1 Under review

Access to z/OS Logstreams

z/OS Logstreams are used by CICS as Journals available to application programs. Currently there is the IXGxxxx assembler programming interface and the LOGR SUBSYS facility to read them as if they were BSAM or QSAM. Could ZOAU support them via the ...
1 day ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 0 Submitted

Suppress DFHHC0801W repeated messages from CICS LOG

This message is being generated every 30 min, which does not make much sense, it could be sent one per day or only once after startup, I dont need this info to be checked every 30 min as CESN sign on programs are stable, we only change it if we do...
2 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Is a defect

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