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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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More granular message is password/passphrase change fails

Supersession is not able to deliver qualified error message, if a user is requested to change his password / his passphrase. a) new Password/passphrase is ok - everything is ok b) new Password/passphrase is not ok - Supersession delivers only a me...
almost 6 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Please add Jobname to message EQQ8006I

Hi Development team. Please can you include the Jobname in the message EQQ8006I for the CDP Integration. When people look at alerts they reconcilethe Jobname, and not application id and operation number. Only TWS requires this for it's key.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Compiler support for +80 character lines

With the release of the IBM Z Open Editor for Visual Studio Code, more IBM COBOL is edited in an editor not limited by 80 characters.We request an option to the z/OS COBOL compiler, to be able to read COBOL code without a limit of 80 characters.An...
about 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Network security credential propagation should have a parm for activation

We have a very high volume IMS environment, using IMS Connect. The Network Security Credential Propagation (NSCP) enhancement in IMS V15 will allow additional security information (up to 504 bytes) to flow in from the client side if all components...
almost 6 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Support tolerant reader principle with CICS web services

In various systems the tolerant reader principle as specified by Postel's Law is used as a design principle. Currently CICS will not accept items which are not specified in the current schema of a web service.Please provide a function or parameter...
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

TAD4z report on SW release level and EOS

It would be great to have release reported in numeric formats so it's possible to quickly create pivot table with version overview (currently it's a mixture and not only numbers - MULTIREP TADZRGL1 TADZRME1 TADZRNA1 TADZRNE1 TADZRSE1 - Discovered ...
about 3 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 6 Future consideration

HA setup for zAPM in Kubernetes/OSE environment

The current zAPM Implementation is not designed for HA (Active-Passive) setup. The current setup when installed will immediately start querying the configured AppDynamics controllers and is not suitable for passive setup. A HA setup will help with...
6 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Default "Open/Browse" setting when opening members in a PDS

It would be useful for there to be an option under the properties of a library to set the default "open" action for its members. For example, within development libraries, users can set the default action to "Open" members when opening members. An...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 0 Under review

IMS Explorer - Test case - Passticket support

As moving to more secured enironment we need Passticket/one-time-password support when running a testcase in IMS explorer.
over 2 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Future consideration

Debug: ignore an instruction permanently without stopping

This is a reopen on RFE 150425 as it was misunderstood and closed as "delivered". Please add a way to permanently ignore an instruction during a Debug session. The command JUMPTO doesn't help as it stops the debugger and needs to be entered each t...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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