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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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CICS - Threadsafe Modules for Web Support

Is it possible to make all or some of the modules listed below Threadsafe? DFHWBUNDFHWBXNDFHWBADFHWBBLIEYU9XLOP
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Option to change precedence of DNS lookup

The current DNS lookup order of precedence is Cache, DNS Server, Local Hosts file. This means that the hosts file can be used only if the DNS lookup fails. We would like the option of being able to override the DNS server if desired. If the DNS se...
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Update LRM and add warning message for the new way of "Passing arguments to the MAIN procedure" via PARMDD

Please update the language reference manual and strongly recommend coding the parameter to a MAIN procedure as CHAR(*) VARYING (plus INONLY NONASGN) instead of CHAR(100) VARYING. Please add a new warning message if a respectively the only one para...
almost 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add support for RSA-OAEP encrypt/decrypt using keys in PKDS/ICSF with secure padding algorithms and ability to specify algorithm parameters

We need to use public/private keys stored in PKDS/ICSF to encrypt/decrypt payload for financial transaction services. Specifically we are required to use RSA-OAEP for encryption/decryption of for instance JWT payloads. Currently the only RSA paddi...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Delivered

Quick Fix should suggest to create a section (and not only a paragpraph) on unknown perform

When typing perform with an unknown paragraph, the quick fix function suggests to create a paragraph but not to create a section. The feature should be enhanced to also suggest creating a section.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

File Manager - editing alias queue associated with a remote queue

We are requesting to include into File Manager this new functionality with editing an alias queue associated with a remote queue. Currently we are facing this errror: In File Manager, not able to use file manager option 9.3 to edit the LESE.KCTC.A...
almost 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Disk sharing between two TARGET ZDT.

The goal is to share, outside the sysplex mechanism, disks between two targets.The goal is to make available files on a TARGET for other TARGET.A TARGET is in update and the others are in reading.File sharing between host linux is done through NFS.
almost 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

zUnit: Option to view Test cases in browse mode only

Our team needs the ability to review test cases and have the it protected against changes
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

IMS SOAP Gateway support of multiple endpoints.

Actually IMS SOAP Gateway doesn't support the specification of multiple PORT in a single WSDL file or better it is not able to dynamically identify the PORT information at runtime. The customer case was made by different WSDL:PORT specifications i...
almost 12 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / SOAP Gateway 2 Delivered

PCOMM v13.0.1.0

The problem is that the first time that a .srl file is to be saved to disk it initially opens in C:\users\<user_id>\appdata\roaming\IBM\Personnal Communications directory. We would like this to initially open at H:\ eliminating the chance of...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered