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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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DFHEISUP delivered with RMODE24 and is 7MB in size

Load module DFHEISUP is supplied by CICS with AMODE31, RMODE24. The load module itself takes up 7M below the line storage. Thiscan create problems for sites who are constrained in their belowthe line storage.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

OMEGAMON XE for IMS: IMS Commander: canges in KIPIMTRP can be dynamically activated

Dear Sir or Madam, we need the possibility to dynamically add changes in KIPIMTRP DD:RKANPAR member to the corresponding TEMA task (HKOB750) in wich the IMS commander / OMEGAMON XE for IMS agent runs.Each time if we change definitions in KIPIMTRP ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

Deliver TPF Toolkit updates via .zip file

1. Deliver a full, completed Toolkit product via a .zip file. Remove the need to use Oomph, and remove the need to "pull" software from opensource web sites. 2. Deliver updates to the Toolkit product via periodic .zip files containing a full produ...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Delivered

DSC data set list utility and volume device address, sms information

With most dasd volumes being SMS managed, the DSC data set list utility option "XV" should provide the ability to select volumes using SMS criteria and UCB. display volumes by storage group OPS03 or OPS0*display volumes by ucb address, using wild ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

HACP EE WAS Liberty Support

WAS Liberty support and instructions for HACP EE are desired. WAS Liberty is provided as a base element in z/OS by IBM, and this would be a good option to host HACP EE alongside HOD on the same z/OS host(s) for z/OS customers. A lightweight and ea...
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Delivered

An easy way to unselect a field in template Editor - File Manager v12 plugin in RDz

File Manager Template editor should have an more easy way to hide a field.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

make the tn3270 tcp address available using exec cics inquire terminal

we are running with autoinstall of tn3270 terminals. we need to be able to supply to some of our applications the tcpip address of the terminal that initiated the task. this information as available in the TCTTE in a field called TCTE_TPADDR. Maki...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Modify MQMONITOR support for APPLID

The MQMONITOR definitions support substituting &APPLID in the Qname but only if the &APPLID appears as a prefix. We have over 200 queue definitions where APPLID is the suffix. We'd like to see this support extended to allow the &APPLID...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Support for // as comment indicator in PLI editor

In our version 14.1.5 of IDz, '//' as indicator for a comment in pl1-programs is not supported by the syntax highlighting. And there is also no information that the current version of IDz 14.1.6 supports it. Since IDz supports Enterprise PLI 5.2 a...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

UTF-8 Literal Support for COBOL

In COBOL it is possible to have EBCDIC string literals with z'Literal', UTF-16 literals with n'Literal'.With the new Enhancements for UTF-8 Support in COBOL we need UTF-8 Literals, e.g. u'Literal'.Coding UTF-8 Literals with hex codes is error prun...
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Delivered