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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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Allow DFHRPL libraries to be placed in EAS space of EAV volumes

From IBM CICS TS 5.1 INFOCENTER: ‘Do not place any CICS DFHRPL libraries, such as SDFHLOAD, in the extended addressing space (EAS) of an extended address volume (EAV) DASD volume. If DFHLDSVC attempts to access any DFHRPL data sets from the EAS, a...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Create an API to add a quickfix to the COBOL editor

There are custom makros in the COBOL code. The preprocessor scanning the code finds a makro that is not used correctly. An easy fix is available. The user would expect a marking and a quickfix to correct the error. But at the moment (version 9.1) ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Improvements when handling WS-AT requests in a very constrained system.

This customer is using the HOGAN application, which is popular in banking. This application uses WS-AT for some of the inbound requests. These result in a CPIH being initially attached and then the WS-AT context switch occurs and an HSOA task runs...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

API to merge code coverage results and export result in a documented format.

In RDz it is possible to select a number of code coverage files and see a merged report with the complete code coverage result from several program executions. It is also possible to export the result to the file system. A similar feature is neede...
almost 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Do not require ADMIN for Installation Manager and HOD install on z/OS

The installation of HOD 12 requires that the IBM Installation Manager be installed in ADMIN mode. Other products like WAS allow you to use USER or GROUP modes which are more secure. The requirements for ADMIN mode are that the user be defined as U...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Add more selection options to transaction history records

From the Omegamon task history screen we currently have one option - S - Select for the record. Can you please add more options so we can go directly to a target are for the history record. Example: R - Related Data T - Timings G - Storage A - Sta...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

LMT Bypass function for critical console displays

HPE would like to request consideration of the feasibility of providing a function/feature which will enable the customer site to instruct zTPF to bypass LMT queueing of critical console output/displays which can play an instrumental role in monit...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

RDZ JES - Display all JCL Steps Executed and Not Executed

Not all JCL steps are displayed when using RDz JES or RDz JES SHOW IN TABLE. RDz displays only details on executed steps and not bypassed JCL steps, leaving the user without a complete picture of their job. We need to see All JCL Steps, not just e...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Support multiple OCCURS DEPENDING ON clauses in LS2JS transform

Enhance the LS2JS transformation to support multiple OCCURS DEPENDING ON clauses within the response copybook. The current limitation is that we can only have one OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause in a response copybook and it must be the last major elem...
about 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

CURTASKS(MAX) to work as a field in a Summary report

Provide support to have CURTASKS(MAX) working as a field in a Summary report
over 5 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

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