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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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Enable the transmission of chained certificates through a configuration option

The current SSL processing for InetD transmits the first certificate contained in the designated certificate file. Provide an SSL configuration option for InetD, MQ, High-speed connector, etc. to also transmit any chained certificates contained in...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Support for Elliptic Curves x448 and x25519 in Java 8 SDK for z/OS.

Java 8 is globally used by a number of applications in Traditional zWebSphere v8.5 and v9.0, the company standard requires the latest elliptic curves to secure applications externally and internally.
over 1 year ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Logrec / EREP recovery process needs to be reworked

System Automation provides a means to recover logrec via the following 4 message: IFB040I SYS1.LOGREC AREA IS FULL, hh.mm.ssIFB060E SYS1.LOGREC NEAR FULLIFB080E LOGREC DATA SET NEAR FULL, DSN=dsnameIFB081I LOGREC DATA SET IS FULL,hh.mm.ss, DSN=dsn...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Action Command should have information in the SYSLOG about the command and it's executer (userid)

All action commands like CANCEL should list some information about the person, who actually enters the command.This request applies to all system commands you can send in e3270UI as well as to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS). It is impo...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Future consideration

public Compare API for plugin usage

See case TS002883929, currently there is no public IDz API for opening a compare editor in the IDz client while this functionality does already exist(when you select two datasets in the Remote Systems view and select the 'Compare With > Each Ot...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

CICS WEB APIs supported by TXSeries compatible with CICS TS API same IDEA opened for CICS TX

the API of CICS TS and CICS WEB, they are not exactly the same. Following CICS WEB APIs are supported by TXSeries to work CICS application as HTTP clients: WEB PARSE command WEB OPEN command WEB CONVERSE command WEB CLOSE command ...
over 1 year ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Future consideration

CICS WEB APIs supported by TXSeries compatible with CICS TS API

the API of CICS TS and CICS WEB, they are not exactly the same. Following CICS WEB APIs are supported by TXSeries to work CICS application as HTTP clients: WEB PARSE command WEB OPEN command WEB CONVERSE command WEB CLOSE command If you look into ...
over 1 year ago in CICS TX 0 Future consideration

HSBC UK - VTP Recording and/or Replay Filter Enhancement

VTP RFE: Can VTP limit the recording to only the application-owned modules necessary for the test scope using either include or exclude filter? Then at REPLAY, VTP only executes the selected application-ownedprograms that have been recorded and it...
over 3 years ago in Test Accelerator for Z 1 Future consideration

NEWCOPY solution for CICSPlex applications

CICS to provide a solution/utility to do NEWCOPY against a module across all the CICSPLex regions where the PGM exists.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Better handling of message inserts agains stopped TPIPEs and transactions

When applications perform asynchronous callouts over a TPIPE and the distributed service, which should receive the messages isn't available it comes to a queuing in IMS. Depending on the amount of asynchronous callouts the message queue can get fi...
over 1 year ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Future consideration