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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 a shared SSL API to return values in extended SSL certificate area (i.e. V3)

The IRS has mandated that IRS host systems validate specific values in the SSL certificate to ensure the person and/or connecting device has authorization. The values we need are in the extended portion of the SSL certificate. Other servers (Linux...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

zUnit compile link stubbed subprogs in batches

Our programs have a call to several subprograms and there are cases we need to stub them all (>5). Currently you will compile link each subprogram one by one and it takes time.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

CICS Explorer SDK: clean up, simplify and document API

To extend the functionality of IBM CICS Explorer and adapt it to meet custom needs, users have the possibility to write plugins using the CICS Explorer SDK (as described in Redbook "Extend the CICS Explorer - A Better Way to Manage Your CICS" SG24...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Dirty read for PSINDEX at ANALYZEPART

We want to do repartitioning of a PSINDEX with READINT(N) of ANALYZEPART on a PSINDEX Database. As this is currently not possible we always have to copy the database to get the new keys, as the original database is 24/7 for update online.
over 2 years ago in IMS HALDB Toolkit for z/OS  / Product functionality 3 Delivered

SHA-2 SSL support for CICS

Our cryptographic policy is changing to support the NIST direction to require SHA-2 and RSA 2048-bit keys for SSL encryption. We are being asked to comply by the end of 2013. In the PMR above, I asked if CICS supports SHA-2 and they suggested I op...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Must be able to identify package creator throughout entire package life-cycle

We need the ability to track the id of the person who initially created a package throughout its lifetime, at all points along a migration path, and to have that information available via all the various CM interfaces.
about 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer: Workloads CICS routing

View all routing regions and see which workloads they are routing for.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

PREPEND ('add before') option in the PUT CONTAINER command

Note : PREPEND = ' add (something) to the beginning of something else.' Opportunity : Currently CICS TS supports PUT CONTAINER with the APPEND option. This is extremely useful when concatenating data structures into a single Container - and is als...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Date-Time service interface mapping.

Opportunity : Currently z/OS Connect provides support for mapping for Date and Boolean elements. However; it does not provide support for Date-Time (as defined by OAS standards). The 'idea' is for Date-Time to be introduced an additional mapped el...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Add filter for JOBNAME to KM5ASPO and similar panels in the e3270UI

Add filter for JOBNAME in KM5ASPO and any panel listing JOBS or Address Spaces
about 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 5 Delivered

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