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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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Support for Jobname and Stepname in DTSP and other ISPF panels

The customers need more Debug Tool selection criteria for DTSP and for other ISPF Panels like TIM. The JobName and the Stepname are needed for delayed debugging
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Delivered

Receive an error message when trying to open a file in a manner that isn't allowed based on the file type.

Currently if I try to double click on a vsam file in remote systems explorer, nothing happens. If a developer is unfamiliar with the fact that you cannot open a vsam in this manner in idz, they might be confused and continue to double click not kn...
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

ZBEVF DISP USAGE and ERRORS showing undeployed events and dispatch adapters

Currently the ZBEVF DISPLAY USAGE and ZBEVF DISPLAY ERRORS show information for undeployed files. This is very confusing to our operations staff. zbevf disp usage BEVF0021I 17.57.34 COLLECTION OF BUSINESS EVENTS USAGE STARTED. DISPLAY WILL BE IN 4...
about 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Create Project in Batch

Provide a batch function to create a Project for artifacts that are stored in CA/Endevor.

HACP EE Support for Combined Model

We support a large end user community with primarily Combined model pages in Host On-Demand (HOD). Adoption of HACP EE would be the most seamless if we can continue to use our Combined model pages. HACP EE currently does not support Combined model...
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Delivered

Batch-Utility to insert Hourglass-Entries

In Version 5.2 we have a Batch-Utility to insert Hourglass-Entries , in Version 6.1 is this with AGGCXB no longer possible.We would like to have again this feature (INSERT).
about 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Delivered

Delete SCHEME should have a FORCE option to ignore RI Check errors

The deletion of a Migration Scheme suffers RI Check failed because a PSCHEME record references the Scheme. To delete the Scheme, you first must delete the related change packages. However, the customer may want to keep the change packages for reus...
about 8 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Delivered

Enhance CTC AT-TLS configuration flexibility

In order to successfully negotiate a secure connection CTC requires that the requested trust certificates be defined within its private keyring. Often the certificates needed by CTC have long since been available in the trust store, but due to thi...
about 4 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Delivered

Fault Analyzer Last Screen Secuirty Restriction

We need to be able to restrict access to the 3270 buffer screen also refereed to as last screen. The clear text data witch we do not want all party that have access to the fault analyzer to have access to this screen. Ideally we want to be able to...
about 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

inactive TSQ deletion interval less than one hour

Ability to define the inactive TSQ deletion interval on the TSM resource less than one hour
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered