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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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PROGRAM-ID special register

A "PROGRAM-ID" special register should be usefull for writing diagnostic routines in Cobol programs. Alternative : an intrinsic function returning "PROGRAM-ID" and others informations about runtime context. Thanks. Denis
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Putting module EQQSSCNMx above the line

Due to administrative rules we are forced to run multiple IWSz Systems in parallel on one SYSPLEX. When migrating IWSz we are using BUILDSSX REBUILD and SSCMNAME TEMPORARY to avoid IPLs. After migration we are restarting IWSz with SSCMNAME PERMANE...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

One Tracker per LPAR serve all Controller

Due to administrative rules we are forced to run multiple IWSz Systems in parallel on one SYSPLEX. So we have to start tracker STCs for each of our multiple IWSz controllers on every system of the SYSPLEX. As the tracker STCs all do the same work ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Omit low-valued numerics: New advanced output option for z/OS Connect services.

We want to have a new service advanced output option like "Omit low-valued numerics". Or we want to have the "Omit fields with uniform byte values 0x00" advanced output option to take effect on numeric fields as it does on non-numeric field ? It n...
about 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

Log user, who in the E3270UI System Programmer's Toolkit gives what system commands

The E3270UI already logs z/OS and CICS commands in the E3270UI SYSPRINT DD when commands are given using the E3270UI workspaces. However the System Programmers Toolkit does not, this means that system commands when give via the System Programmer's...
8 months ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 0 Future consideration

Support TLS for connections to configuration server (HOMSRV)

Due to DoD/DISA STIG requirements for all connections to be secured via TLS we need the ability to enable TLS for the configuration server (HOMSRV) port 8999. This would allow the credentials used to retrieve or modify the configurations to be kep...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 3 Planned for future release

SAIOM add support for SIP telephony to replace physical voice cards, allow SAIOM to be run as a VM.

We currently leverage SAIOM voice functionality in an IVR format to provide end-user automated tasks for the Operations team. we have SAIOM v2.1.2 running on bare-metal x86 Windows 2012 with Intel Dialogic Voice cards. we need to move off bare-met...

Customize colums in HILM report outputs according to DSGVO

We've got requirement because of DSGVO we are not allowed to show Systemuser Field in generated reports.So we would need the following extensions: * Administrators can customize which fields are available for non administrative users that can view...
over 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

IBM Debug: Improved sort for Monitor Expression handling of array entries

Hi IBM, Please improve the sort order in the Debugger Remote GUI in IDz within the Monitors view. Currently the sort button sorts all expressions on the displayed string. This leads table/array entries to be sorted not by the numeric but by the st...
about 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Future consideration

Provide number of bytes transmitted at end of run

Many Splunk/Elastic users are sensitive to the number of bytes ingested. As part of the "End of File Record Counts", can you include total bytes sent if a TCP destination was used? Or even during an extract, as we sometimes run multiple trials run...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Planned for future release