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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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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

Enhance the z/OS Explorer CM plugin​ to support MFA

CICS Configuration Manager V5.4Our application teams have requested the ability to use the CM plugin as an alternative to the ISPF panels. In order to achieve this we would require the CM plugin be enhanced to support MFA.
almost 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

IDz: Allow IDZ user build variables to be generated from RTC language definition/translator instead of manually via IDz Prefs

In an IDz user build, DDNAMEs using variables as STEP RCs in a build have to be defined manually in the context of the z/os project.Normally, the STEPS and initBuild are defined as properties of the language definition by navigating to IDz Window/...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Future consideration

SA generated MRT needs to be consistent with auto-generated trap behaviour

Under OTHERMSG SA should use the EXIT statement by default so trap behaviour is the same as a default UPON MSGID(...). Example of an UPON MSGID...UPON( MSGID = 'IEFC166D' ) REVISE('Y' AUTOMATE)When there is a hit on this message, there is no addit...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Document Changes for each PTF/Upgrade

Documentation of changes are being made for each PTF or upgrade would be more useful then trying to figure things out from the HOLDDATA. HOLDDATA is usually only available to the individual doing the SMPE work, not the end users. End users have no...
12 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Functionality already exists

JMR function is not available in RDz

JMR function which will display all the previous runs(days,months, years) of production jobs is not available in RDz
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Misidentification of IMS Segment

This RFE is to improve the identification of graph elements when using IMS CBLTDLI and EXEC DLI calls. In this situation (case TS004447136 Escalation SRR: 31080) BILRTP00.16969 is misidentified and shown in the graph as an IMS database segment.Thi...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 1 Future consideration

Provide "Batch Execution" feature in File Manager Plug-in

New format Case Number: TS003037937 Provide a "Batch Execution" feature as part of relevant File Manager functions that can be performed using the IDz plug-in, e.g. Data Set Compare. If this feature is requested the FM plug-in will create a JCL de...
almost 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

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...
almost 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

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