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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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New datatype for long strings (> CHAR(32767))

For strings longer than CHAR(32767) we need a new datatype that can manage strings with length up to 2^31 Bytes. This datatype also should accept an attribut VARYING. Example:DCL field CHARLONG (200000) VARYING; -> In this case the storage allo...
over 10 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

RSE Disconnect warning

Provide a warning message x minutes before disconnecting from Remote System, allow option to keep connection open.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 6 Delivered

Support Pack On dataset in IDz

Need support of "Pack On" dataset in RDz/IDz.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

OPtion to drive additional security check when using EXEC CICS SPOOLWRITE

Provide an option that will drive an additional security check when a task uses EC SPPOLWRITE to submit a job with USER= specified on the JOB card. We want the end user running that task to also require READ access to SURROGAT resource for that US...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

default BLKSIZE = 27998 used in copy command in ID/z

Copying via ISPF asks for these options: Allocation Options: 1. Allocate using the attributes of: T03119A.somedata 2. Specify allocation attributes Use existing SMS attributes for option 1 So it‘s at users hands… When I read your documentat...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Metrics for requests arrival rates - MQ and HTTP

MQ and HTTP listeners need to provide metrics which inform users: 1. at what rate requests are being processed 2. whether they are arriving faster than they can be processed 3. if there is capacity to process more requests per second.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Immediate Error Reply for not connected TPIPEs

Currently if a TPIPE is not connected/not in RESUME TPIPE status, IMS waits for the timeout and comes back with an error.In case WebSphere is shut down this leads to stalls in IMS and lots of error tickets/research.It would be better if IMS detect...
about 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Delivered

New BUILTIN for do an encrypted TEXT zone

We could have a BUILTIN that would encrypt a text zone. This new buitin would have two parameters, the text area and the encryption code like SHA-256. We would be integrated into PL1 and we would use the possibilities of the Mainframe. Currently ...
over 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Delivered

Include application name and user ID doing MQPUTs and MQGETs in Omegamon

This RFE is to enable Omegamon to display application name and or user ID of the process which is performing the GET/PUT or both. We had enabled application stats for Omegamon but it does not show the applications name rather it either shows CICS ...
over 4 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Messaging on z/OS 0 Delivered

Dynamically define log streams at z/OS Connect startup

In order to enable API Monitoring in OMEGAMON for JVM each z/OS connect has to have it's own logstream crated ( source ). This is very problematic if you are running a high number of instances. As an idea (suggested by IBM): Customers would update...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 2 Delivered

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