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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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VSAM files access over TCP/IP [RTC 48137]

When we use RBD version 7.5.1.3 in debug mode, we can access CICS programs and DB2 connections over TCP/IP. But in order to access VSAM files we have to use DFM over SNA and our customers do not accept the idea of using SNA to access VSAM files wh...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 7 Delivered

AD.Filter by resource type in Mainframe Graph

In Pgm Call graph, the current filter is based on the linking relationship. Need a filter function which is based on resource type.

Data Set Commander: support online and batch compares

1. Provide ability to compare generations within a PDSEv2 member2. Provide ability to compare generations for members residing in two separate PDSEv2 libraries. Functionality should exist in ISPF online and batch JCL
over 7 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 1 Delivered

DFDL - Correlating Updates with Creates when sending deltas only.

DFDL - Generating deltas for data events. When generating data events deltas for a record, there is not a way to identify (key data) what record has been changed when receiving the update without writing additional code. There are unique key data ...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Imbedded AcvtiveX Support in PCOMM

Provide imbedded ActiveX support in PCOMM
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Delivered

Data Set Commander: Provide Site Default to Persist Titles

provide a site default option to automatically persist the member titles once they are entered in MSL
over 7 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Enhance th eexport/import process in RD/z

If I wish to setup some "global" (i.e. all developers) preferences...the export process is in many places. It would be advantageous for us (and I assume many others) to be able to go to a single place to export (the same for import) and select whi...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

RD/z - Need the ability to setup a JES filter to show ?Active? or "Held" jobs only

I know that I can use Table View and sort by columns and the Tree view reflects the order, but if I use the minus on the tree view, that sorted order does not hold. We need the ability to:1. View "Held" jobs or "Active" jobs only by filter (like s...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 7 Delivered

z/TPF DFDL Transformation of Source Structures into Dissimilar Target Structures

1. Currently DFDL Eventing Transformations work well where the Target XML/JSON Document is very Similar in Organizational Structure to the Source Binary Structure. 2. Planned Data Replication Eventing Use Cases (UC) require conversion to organiza...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

JRE issue with PCOM - RFE (based on SR 08803 442 000)

Currently-existing versions of IBM Personal Communications utilize a natively-installed version of Java provided by IBM through the source files. However, that version is well out of date and our organization recognizes that there are security &am...
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Delivered