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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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AB&R Should Track IAM Files for Backup

AB&R tracks backups made by a number of utilities, but does not track backups made using IAM files. The tool needs to track these files or it has only limited utility for us.
over 7 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 0 Delivered

DBRANT script needs to grant both DELETE and SELECT authority

The userid which runs the batch archival job to update the DB2 history database (which can be either on z/OS DB2 or DB2 UDB) needs to have both DELETE and SELECT authority to the tables since the first thing done in the table updates is to DELETE ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Delivered

CEDF: No data in WORKING-STORAGE while debugging

Hello, In CICS TS (zOS), we can see the content of the WORKING-STORAGE in the CEDF transaction. This is not possible in TXSeries. I've attached a PDF to descsribe the differences we're getting between zOS and Linux. Regards,
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Delivered

hide permanently the Host Emulator keypad

in the Host Emulator, you can hide the key pad by clicking on the - minus sign. Nice.But when you close then restart the Host emulator, the key pad appears again. RDz should keep somewhere the info the user does not want the keypad (new preference...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

New RULES suboption MULTISEMI with parameters ALL/SOURCE

We want to ask you for implementation of a new compile Option that would require at most one semicolon on a source line. Code lines with multiple PLI Statements (semicolons) should be prevented with this Option. Please note: In front of this reque...
over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Data Set Commander: Support Regular Expressions

We would like Data Set Commander to support regular expressions similar to what IBM provides in its other products.
over 7 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Add an interface in TOS for LDAP so that we can secure sessions

It is possible to use the Java API for users to implement a Kerberos based call to LDAP to enforce security and access to customized TOS consoles. It would be beneficial if the native TOS console supplied by IBM could incorporate some kind of secu...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 2 Delivered

Rendre plus lisible les onglets dans les design

Le nom des onglets dans les design reprend la terminologie de PACBASE "-CD", "-CP" etc... okSerait il possible d'avoir un libellé explicite pour chacun de ces onglets.Par exemple sur l'écran correspondant (voir ce que j'ai surligné en jaune dans l...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

ISPF Extended Stats Use

The maximun number of lines is restricted by the two-byte storage unlessthe extended status bit is supported. Please ask the customer to submit a RFE if they like JZOS to support the extended status bit. Thank you.
over 7 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Améliorer la lisibilité et la mise à jour des programmes dans RPP

Nous avons développé une macro EXCEL qui permet d'avoir une vision intermédiaire entre le '-P' de PACBASE et le COBOL un peu brut de RPP (voir le fichier joint).L'utilisateur conserve la vision PACBASE mais en manipulant du COBOL.Serait-il possibl...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

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