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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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CTC support for pervasive encryption

With pervasive encryption a client can have z/OS encrypt/compress the VTE disk pool managed by CTC. When selected for eVaulting the VTE disk volume dataset is read using standard I/O in order to be packaged for transmission. This process decrypts/...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Global Mirror in NOK state GEO* message

GDPS does not currently create a GEO* message that can be monitored and alerted on when the Global Mirror is in a “NOK” state. When the Global Mirror replication is in a “NOK” state we would no doubt have issues with DASD replication along with ad...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Use timezone offset already in SMF 110 records for CICS components

We would like an option to use the timezone offset already in the SMF 110 records, instead of the CICS_TIMEZONES lookup table to reduce the amount of wrong data collected during a time change and eliminate the need to monitor the offsets in the lo...
over 5 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Planned for future release

Possibility to use custom source definitions in combination with "Create EGL Client interface"

We would like to have the possibility to use custom source definitions in combination with "Create EGL Client interface".This way we can make sure a new "EGL - Create EGL client interface" action is not moving records to other sourcefiles. In the ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Planned for future release

Allow "Task tags" to be used in the EGL editors

Add the ability to enter "Task tag" comments in the EGL Rich UI and EGL editor. A task tag acts like a bookmark in the code, allowing you to return to a specific location in your code to complete some work. All task tags show up in the "Tasks" vie...
over 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Planned for future release

Define variable for CLOB data type in EGL program

This is to resolve an issue we raised in Case number TS010545379. We have been asked to raise a RFE to provide a new feature to bring resolution to the issue. The feature is to define variable for CLOB data type in EGL program. From the case accor...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 1 Planned for future release

Improve Site table management to eliminate double management

When defining or changing the site table in SMGM it is necessary to perform the same tasks in both regions, even though in our environment, the IPL attributes are identical for managed systems in both regions.We would like an option to propogate t...
almost 10 years ago in GDPS 2 Planned for future release

zTPF Operating System Education for Licensed Customers - Support Staff Skills Development

Develop an educational track containing training modules for licensed z/TPF users to assist in teaching how to manage and support the z/TPF system in their enterprise. Initial training modules needs to focus on task management basics and would cov...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / All components 0 Planned for future release

Delete statement is not considered by the compiler while build in ADDI.

The reason that the last delete is not parsed is because the statement WHERE CURRENT OF LINK_CSR is not recognized by our parser. delete that appears in the list: EXEC SQL DELETE FROM TBAFOTE_TRN_ECD WHERE BRANCH_NO = :TBAFOTR.BRANCH-NO AND ACCOUN...
almost 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Planned for future release

Support Agent Forwarding for TN3270-Connections

We got the requirement to connect to our TN3270-servers via a "control-point" (another Server that behaves like a proxy but records the connection). Example for other text-based connections: For SSH, the software "PuTTY" offers a functionality cal...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 5 Planned for future release

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