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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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SCRATCHPAD inhibit

For security reasons we have been asked to inhibit the following pcomm menu option: Actions- Launch - Scracht Pad How can this be done?
11 months ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Planned for future release

Support codepage 500 and 1148 with HACP EE

Our systems are configured with codepage 500. To be able to use HACP EE it is mandatory that it supports codepage 500 (Multilingual ) and 1148 (Multilingual with EURO).
12 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Planned for future release

Please provide support for these KEX • ecdh-sha2-nistp256 • ecdh-sha2-nistp384 • ecdh-sha2-nistp521 • diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256

We removed diffie-helman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1 due to compliance issue. After that, we can't establish the session using HOD. An SSH session using Tectia works to validate SSHD was functioning on the remote system. Is the...
12 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

VMRELOCATE off from GDPS menu

We would like to be able to set vmrelocate off for guests running under z/VM from GDPS menu
over 6 years ago in GDPS 12 Planned for future release

Remote engine - Shadow job status

With reference to PMR n.° 40852 311 758 - Problem on shadow job status - we would like ask to improve how shadow job worksin order to avoid the behaviur described in the PMR. Shadow job doesn't reflect faithfully the status of its Remote.
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

CSRF filters for Webfacing applications

As discussed with an IBM representative, the CSRF filters are not available for Webfacing applications as of now. Hence, token based validation (CSRF) can't be enabled for Webfacing applications. In relation to this, IBM's L3 team's recommendation...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Non-industry Specific 2 Planned for future release

Remove DB2ADM Requirement for Install & Support

DB2ADM access is too board for the shop. No one in the company has this access. The product should be able to be supported by application teams.
12 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

include the IBM.CTG.Core.dll module solution via NuGet

Devops team need to be able to include the IBM.CTG.Core.dll module in my Visual Studio.NET solution by referencing it via NuGet, like they do with IBM.Data.DB2.Core.”
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Planned for future release

HOD / iACS Macro language extensions

Working on some iACS macros for data import. Urgently missing a functionality to* convert integer to hex and vice versa* open a text file on workstation, read data and insert into fields on 5250 display* grab data from 5250 display and write to te...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 5 Planned for future release

PCOMM support display EBCDIC code range from CF41 to F786 Chinese Character

in case# TS002613682, PCOMM is not able to render Chinese character which EBCDIC code range from CF41 to F786 due to its implementation using an old method of converting host chars to Chinese GBK before rendering on the screen.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 3 Planned for future release