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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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Support External Security Manager Calls in place of Group Checking

Enhance the z/OS Connect Configuration to Support External Security Manager Calls in place of Group Checking. This could be provided via a new parameter to instead check a RACF class such as EJBROLE as already done for the "safRoleMapper" statemen...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Include 3270port in the devmap file

Since ZVDT allows for multiple instances running on the same Linux on Z LPAR, the default 3270port entry was removed, as multiple instances would be unable to share the same port.However, having the port is critical when debugging IPL related issu...
over 1 year ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Future consideration

Update the resolver to identify MQ for batch programs

Dbb was updated to identify MQ programs during source scanning. It works great until it runs against out batch MQ programs where are using CSQB* modules such as CSQBCONN. The scanner does not detect these as MQ and as a result the program is deter...
over 2 years ago in Dependency Based Build 0 Is a defect

Having a report that can have a date selection and the MSU value in IGZS, which is close to the SCRT report.

Right now, we are comparing SCRT Report with IGZS Tables , but the values are not matching and not having option to go over date using KPMZLP05
8 months ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Under review

zExplorer to support edit of local files containing x'0D in COBOL PICTURE clause

The issue is when they copy from the host (IBM1047) to local (UTF-8) and the program contains the hex value '0D'. It is being translated to '3F'. IDz COBOL Editor can preserve x'0D in a value clause but only when editing remote datasets. It doesn'...
8 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Implement support for Deleting / Renaming RCE host sessions

When performing Window->Editor->Clone on a RCE session it will duplicate the current RCE session and you can name the new session what ever you like. This can be done several times to create multiple RCE sessions. The next time a user opens ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Specify Mirror transid when MQ Bridge DPLs is implemented

When the cics mq bridge is used in DPL mode , the program embedded in the mq message is executed ( generally in a TOR ). If this program is defined as remote ( with dynamic parm set to yes ) , it will be executed in a AOR with the mirror transacti...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) - Provide a way to clear the keypoint staging area for a TLD install

If a TLD is installed that does not include any keypoints then the target image keypoint staging area is untouched. While this can be useful in some cases, it can also lead to unfortunate consequences if a "standard" TLD procedure is adopted to 1)...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

File Manager for z/OS Option to Generate IDCAMS DEFINE CLUSTER, AIX, PATH for a given VSAM file

A site we support had users that retired and the IDCAMS DEFINE JCL could not be located. The VSAM KSDS had multiple Alternate Indexes too. The new users were not trained in IBM VSAM so they have no knowledge on creating IDCAMS Control Cards. I had...
8 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Functionality already exists

Dedicated Timeout Parm for WEB CONVERSE/WEB RECEIVE

We currently use WEB CONVERSE to get data back from remote services via HTTP. We have run into issues whereby system failures on the destination side will not send a response resulting in the CICS task to indefinitely wait until intervention occur...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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