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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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More ECB Heap usage information in TPF Data Reduction report

More details needed in the Data reduction performance reports about the usage of ECB Heap Storage:1) The "TPF ECB HEAP REQUEST SIZE REPORT" shows heap request within specific size ranges, the first range from 0-136 bytes accounts for more than 49%...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Planned for future release

Add a switch which can toggle set or not those 2 jsse2 providers in HODJSSEImpl

We found the below 2 lines of code in class com.ibm.eNetwork.security.ssl.HODJSSEImpl will impact to other HTTPS connecitons in same JVM. //Security.setProperty("ssl.SocketFactory.provider", "com.ibm.jsse2.SSLSocketFactoryImpl");//Security.setProp...
over 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Planned for future release

GEO-561 (IBM) GEOMPARM Validation

Need the ability to validate GDPS/GM DASD configuration data (GEOMPARM) when the devices are not in a normal Global Mirror state.
almost 9 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Improve logging of HACPEE connections in HILMv13

Currently, Host Integration License Manager (HILM) is capturing HACPEE connections but is not able to log specific details such as: a. IP Addressb. User Namec. Machine Addressd. Machine Name Additionally, request to provide new logging options suc...
over 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Track the number of heap requests and releases for AVL1-5 per ECB

Add 5 ECB counters to track the number of ECB heap requests (malloc/calloc/ralloc) for each of the AVL1-5 chains.Add 5 ECB counters to track the number of releases of ECB heap for each of the AVL1-5 chains.Add the new counters to ZMOWN.
about 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Planned for future release

HOD 655 error for VT display session during report generation for 5 minutes or more

we cannot use HOD to perform our Business-related functions due to reverting back to the logon screen when generating reports.
over 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Planned for future release

PCOMM Certificate Error Override

An option is available in the pcswin.ini file:[Security]PassthroughCertValidation=Y This allows PCOMM to connect to z/OS hosts where certificates are not trusted. However, it also generates a warning popup dialog that the user must respond to befo...
over 9 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 3 Planned for future release

PCOMM Data transfert dialog to remove button which allows to swap from receive to send mode

We want to block under PCOMM the sending of data from the workstation to our AS400 for security reasonsWe want to keep the extractions of the AS400 to the workstation by the reception optionWe have disabled the sending of data in the menus of the ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

Italian Customer is interested to navigate into APA reports using a Brower as interface.

I visited this week SIA Customer (Leader in Banking Services based in Milan : https://www.sia.eu/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/261610010101/L/1 with branches in Belgian, Dutch, Europe ..). They are very interested to APA and FA, to complete the PD tool s...
almost 10 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

CTG certificate parm

Create a CTG certificate parm to point to a specific digital certificate stored on a RACF keyring
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 1 Planned for future release