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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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Unify site switch procedures for planned, unplanned and emergency site switch

Current GDPS design is to have different site switch script for planned, unplanned scenarios. i.e. GFS for planned switch, FORCE switch for unplanned, etc. Customer is asking for a unified site switch procedure. That means for any scenarios, only ...
about 7 years ago in GDPS 1 Delivered

Adding function to DSC batch utility

For DSC, COMPID=5698A8100 FMID=HIQ810, we need a new functionality. We are in a process to replace CA tool PDSMAN, which has a program that merges members of a PDS library into a sequential data set (function that is already on DSC), but it includ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Provide initiating program name in XPCFTCH parameter list

In XPCFTCH glue we are interested in the name of the program that issued the LINK or XCTL that the exit is being driven for. You can see related PMR for details, but we tried making XPI call DFHPGISX FUNCTION(INQUIRE_CURRENT_PROGRAM) IGNORE_EXITS(...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Explorer Timeout

There is a need for additional security in place in these times of cyber attacks became so often. Therefore, according to our IT Security Standards there should be a timeout set for all user sessions. This is meant by any user driven session to an...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

Allow .GIF files for toolbar buttons

Currently only .BMP files are permitted for toolbar buttons. Building .BMP files is tedious. Use of .GIF files would greatly simplify the configuration of the toolbar. Host On Demand supports .GIF files.
about 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

The PCOMM toolbar file has hard coded path

The toolbar buttons are bitmap files .bmp file which are store as .bar files on the users directory. These files contain a hard-coded path which designates the authors directory. The .bar files cannot be edited to change the path because it corrup...
about 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

DFDL support of dfdl:inputValueCalc API

The request is for DFDL functionality to support the dfdl:inputValueCalc API and parser.
about 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

PLI for AIX 3.1 _IBMPCODP should show same behaviour as on zOS

COBOL provides a knob "COBOL_BCD_NOVALIDATE=1" to skip validation and show same behaviour as on z/OS. A similar functionality should be provided for PLI for AIX 3.1 to prevent the below demonstrated data exception: AETESTC: Procedure(RunTimeParms)...
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 1 Delivered

The "View expanded source" feature exists only for COBOL and JCL in ADDI. Please implement this feature for PL/I also.

The "View expanded source" feature exists only for COBOL and JCL in ADDI. Please implement this feature for PL/I also. Please treat this as high priority since this feature is part of our decision to use ADDI and implement it to production
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Delivered

Compare using BROWSE option for MVS files.

It would be nice to have an option in the "MVS Files" section with these two options:1. Compare files/members in EDIT mode if possible (This is currently the only option)2. Compare files/members in BROWSE mode (no locking).
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

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