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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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IDz headless Code Coverage daemon support CCS call to remove all cc files generated

Support the CCS REST API call to delete all the file generated by code coverage daemon. Currently only the .cczip file will be deleted.
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

WEB UI functions to show volumes and datasets being provisioned

Client is deploying Wazi Sandbox. During the "Restoring z/OS dataset" step of the provisioning, for any dataset that is duplicated, the provision process stops and request a manual intervention. This idea is a request to provide a function that sh...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

Cross-configuration, cross-sysplex reporting

The various reporting functions, especially those that generate comparison reports, should have the ability to create reports that span configurations, servers, and even sysplexes. For example it should be possible to generate a comparison report ...
over 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Limit the size of drag and drop file in RDz

Need a way to control the file size for the "drag and drop" action from host to local. If the file size exceed a predefined value, the action should fail.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Future consideration

ACM, Authentication over TCP/IP

Hello,the problem is the authentication on access ACM.Which option(s) do we have to deny a potential attacker the access to these critical functions while allowing it to ACM? I have understood that the protocol of the service is complex and diffic...
about 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Catalog Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

COBOL 6 compiler options error messages (IGYOS4003-E)

COBOL Compiler options generate message IGYOS4004-E which is listed at the top of the listing. Message "IGYDS0139-W Diagnostic messages were issued during processing of compiler options. These messages are located at the beginning of the listing."...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Certificate Revocation List processing enhancement

Problem: When performing CRL processing in CICS there is currently no way of knowing what Certificate Authorities (CA) have been loaded into the CICS address space from the LDAP server and any information about each CA. Solution: Add the capabilit...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Choose Colors (and Font) support in the 3270 Host emulator in RDz

Many requests have been received to allow customization of the Colors (and Font) for the Host Emulator within RDz. Here are a few of the requests:http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=79410http://www.ibm.com/deve...
about 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Not under consideration

Provide a capability for DFHLS2WS to control optional fields

DFHLS2WS and DFHLS2SC generate all fields as mandatory fields. It might be helpful to have an option, which controls this behaviour. This will make it much easier to develop applications from existing structures.
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Change/increase MAXSOC for IMS Connect dynamically

The total number of sockets that IMS Connect supports across all TCP/IP ports at the same time is set by the MAXSOC parameter in the TCPIP configuration statement of the IMS Connect configuration member. If the number of sockets reaches the maximu...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Future consideration

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