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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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Access to TS in DTR User Exit (25)

In TXSerier DTR user exit I have access to userid, remid and tctua but I need to read and write TS Queues to store data for next routing. The user exit does not have the right to make EXEC CICS and therefore has no access to TS queues. I need acce...
over 8 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 0 Delivered

File Manager plugin cache file size too small

Is it possible to increase the file size of the cache from File Managerplugin above 500 ? ( client would like set it to 5000 )
over 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Delivered

Enhance text filter function results display and add more include/exclude logic in filter.

Currently the text filter function results show the first line of each pds member where the text is found. We need to see all lines where the text is found.Also need to add more filtering logic to search for an additional included string and exclu...
over 8 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Automatic login

When i run Eclipse, i wan't to launch the screen for loging to the host
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

New Keyboard function: JumpPrevious

in the Past, under windows Personal Communication was able to allow me to set a keyboard function not only for JumpNext but for JumpPrevious in HOD, only JumpNext available, but the other one (JumpPrevious) also would be good
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Delivered

Tape Pull not showing all e-vaulted DSS backup tapes on P340 system

DSS backup tapes are copied to remote site and then theoriginal copy is expired. Tape Pull is not showing tapesolder than yesterday. Notes from Rocket: After COPYCAT processing source volume isdeleted from IDS due to being scratch, but e-vault vol...
over 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Delivered

Can policy function be defined to tasks?

The customer hopes the new policy function of CICS TS V5.2 helps them to monitor tasks in looping. But when they test this function, they found policy only could be defined to user programs, but can't be defined to tasks. They complained it is a h...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Host On-Demand macro field encryption in not compliant

When a Host On-Demand macro is recording input to a non-display 3270 field, it encrypts the data using a non-compliant algorithm.
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 4 Delivered

RDz - Better distinction between Delete and Remove in a MVS Subproject

This RFE is the result of an example of confusion in the use of MVS Subprojects.PDS'es and PDS-members can be added to a subproject. Developers can work with these items using the subproject.Once they are ready, the items can be removed from the s...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Delivered

In children filters, purge icon does not appears and the refresh of a purged job is not synchronized

In the Remote Systems view of RDz, when a job is purged in a parent filter, the Purge icon does not appears in all the different children filters that contains this in progress purged JES job.After the purge and a refresh of the parent filter, the...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered