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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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Make TPF Operation Server 64-bit compliant

TPF Operations Client and Server both need to be supported and compliant with 64-bit architecture. Currently the TPF Operation Client was made 64-bit compliant but will not work with the TPF Operations Server specifically with the user exit TPFCRY...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Delivered

IDz File Manager SQL console SELECT Check for excessive data transfer from host

There is no check on the size of a result set, or blocking of results from executing a SELECT statement. I can execute a SELECT that returns > 25,000 rows. Other parts of IDZ (e.g. JES spool display and even displaying member lists) issue warni...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Show difference between member generations

DSC shows the list of member generations introduced with z/OS 2.1. Additionally to such a list it is needed that DSC shows the difference between generated members.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Exclude Program from Side File Search

We need a possibility to define a general list of excluded programs from Side File Search. Perhaps it can be realized in IDICNF00 as suboption to FAISPFopts (like HISTCOL).
almost 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

File Manager being able to update DFSMS-compressed datasets with DSU (Data Set Update).

BM File Manager for z/OS 7/06/2021 (2021.187)File Manager working with SMS compressed datasets - FMNBE711
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

Deployable properties - Environment Variables

This RFE adresses the developer experience: A missing gap in deployment is the fact, that it is not possible to set environment variables in a seperate file like it is on the local liberty. Localy you would store this stuff in jvm.options In cics ...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

FA - Better control of amount of storage collected into dump file

Sometimes during dump investigation we are missing relevant data in FA's dump data collection. We need more control over the amount and kind of data included in a dump data set. This enhanced control should be possible on installation wide basis a...
almost 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Display attributes of temporary datatypes

By some operations, a temporary datatype is generated:Language Reference "Operational expressions":>The operands of an operation in a PL/I expression are converted, if necessary, to the same data type before the operation is performed. But this...
about 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Allow Liberty to disable HTTP endpoints for Link to Liberty work

A CICS JVM server that only runs Link to Liberty work should be able to set up with disabled HTTP endpoints and still have the application lifecycle be managed. The current behaviour is that Liberty can't bind the application to a disabled HTTP en...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

COBOL working storage variable for use in the occurs value

One of the issues we see is having to compile programs when we have an abend due to a internal COBOL table overflow. It would be nice to be able to have a working storage variable used in the occurs value so that we could set up a table with those...
about 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Delivered

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