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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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Add keyword to BACKUP DSN command to select all eligible files in a user catalog

ACM should support the ability to select all VSAM files in a designated User Catalog for backup processing. This can then be combined with an Exclude statement to filter out anomolies. This can be very useful when clients need to capture backups f...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 1 Delivered

Enterprise Cobol V5+ - Clarification of the VLR compilation option

The behavior of the VLR compilation option that appeared with Enterprise Cobol V5 could be clarified by indicating that:- VLR(COMPAT) checks the size of the read record against the "VARYING IN SIZE FROM min TO max" declaration of the FD clause,- V...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Delivered

Security Policy setting in RDz for disable Copy/Paste function

Security Policy setting for RDz disable Copy/Paste function From system Z customer's (IT manager) view, they don't want the application developer to copy the file to local window system. If RDz allow to setting the security policy to user and enab...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 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...
about 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

Exit points needed in the various reporting functions

The various reporting functions should have exit points that allow customers to use business specific information to tailor the report contents.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 6 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...
about 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...
over 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...
over 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Enable external Include and Exclude lists for Backup and Restore

The Include and Exclude criteria for Backup and Restore commands can become very large, sometimes exceeding the maximum length for the parameter. Backup and Restore syntax should be enhanced to select a DD which can be used to point to a flat file...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 1 Delivered

Verification method for XDUMP set up

Fault Analyzer provides a method to verify the recovery fault recordig setup: adding an IDIRFRON DD to any job, such as the IDIVPCOB IVP job. What we don't have is a method for verifying the Extended Minidump (XDUMP) set up. Without this, it is di...
almost 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

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