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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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TN3270 auto-reconnect timer

Implement new timers in Personnal Communications for user to control TN3270 auto-reconnect.1) Reconnect time interval t - When TN3270 connection is dropped, after t seconds, auto-reconnect again.2) For the same TN3270 connection, try n auto-reconn...
over 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 4 Planned for future release

Generated HTML with EGLDoc Plugin

Hi,We want to standardize all egl programs. In some parts such as programs, libraries, functions, records, items, it is essential to use "Description = #doc{ }" property.From this property we want to generate HTML such as Javadoc plugin. Thank you...
over 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Documentation 3 Planned for future release

Add 7740 Cache and Physical Drive Alerting

We would like to be able to setup situations in Omegamon for Storage to alert us to cache utilization and physical tape drive utilization on a TS7740.
over 6 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Storage on z/OS / Reporting 0 Planned for future release

Add field names to the streamed CSV when using Generic HTTP subscriber.

The Generic HTTP subscriber is a great option to be able to integrate with 3rd party and opensource tools. The CSV format is easy to exploit and adapt. However it has no header and only contains the raw data, which greatly reduces its usefulness. ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 0 Planned for future release

IBM HATS high severity security issue - Session Fixation

Using HATS, the session id (JSESSIONID) created on login page of the application is not changed after successful authentication. Due to this application is vulnerable to high severity security issue - session fixation.
about 2 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Planned for future release

Improve the standard log for jwt token validation

Some of the error reports in the validation of a JWT, such as iss configured not corresponding to the one present in the jwt or JWT not supplied in input, do not raise an exception as in the case of a badly formed JWT (e.g. expected 3 parts presen...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Planned for future release

CDPz lacks ability create Meaning Splunk Data to Rpt on when it exists in 1 SMF rcd

I am trying to create an CPC Utilization by Lpar which all data exists in the SMF type 70 rcd. This is currently being done by MXG, TDSz, MICS and other products, but the default rcds from CDPz is basically unusable. I tried to create a Custom Dat...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Planned for future release

Permit group selection of ACPs for enablement/disablement in the CCA node management utility included with the EKMF install.

The ability to perform group selection of ACPs would expediate the task of activating ACPs for a role instead of one at a time. (This would have been particularly useful in activating all the TR31 functions.) Note: We are running EKMF v9.4.1 on a...
about 2 years ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Workstation 1 Planned for future release

EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories

We are asking that HCL/IBM consider our request to add much-needed functionality and scalability to the IWS Datastore by adding VSAM Extended Format (which implies multi-volume) and EAV Support to the Datastore UDF repositories. Please refer to In...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Provide customizable way to add input attributes at HATS input fields and at HATS form level

As a HATS toolkit user, I need to add custom attribute to all the text input fields on screens rendered by HATS. HATS project default rendering uses “Field” as “Component” and “Widget” for the “Remaining text and input fields”. In the “Text input”...
about 2 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Planned for future release