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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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Have the Serverdata created by the RPDATPRT EXEC in CSV format

Would like to have the Serverdata file created by the Rpdatprt exec to be stored in CSV format. We use this data for healthcheck purposes and need CSV format to upload the data into the HC tool we use.
over 2 years ago in Tivoli System Automation for Integrated Operations Management (SA IOM) 0 Future consideration

Desire to have LONG RUNNING ECBS as a part of CDC

We have a desire to include LONG RUNNING ECBS, as currently in the standard IBM Data Collection. In the data collection, the output looks as follows (where the value of long running ECBS is 919.000): SYSTEM SUMMARY REPORT 19 MAR 14:00:02 SYSTEM PA...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

ZD&T use of other ssh port than 22

ZD&T assumes the default ssh port (22) but the customer uses a different one.
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 0 Future consideration

Check TAG into server.xml from AdminCenter

Before using AdminCenter, I edited server.xml in 3270. Now I use AdminCenter but it miss one functionnalité for check the good syntax.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Identify SIIS issue before moving to z13 / z14

It is known that Assembler code using "Store into Instruction Stream" (SIIS) does not perform as well starting on z13 hardware due to a change in cache structure. It would be beneficial to have an option in the HLASM Toolkit to identify code which...
over 5 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Toolkit 1 Not under consideration

Field Expansion Report to show variables PIC clauses and indicate potential truncation

To add additional column to Field Expansion Impact Analysis Report to show impacted variables PIC clauses and to highlight potential truncation of the impacted variable with respect to the variable under consideration.
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

PL/1 CHAR VARYING Mapping Support

The developers argued, that there is no PL/1 CHAR VARYING Mapping Support. This should be a quick win in extending the product.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Restructure the Panel "Resume deployment Information"

Reorder/Resize the window sent when requesting the choice "Resume Deployment" for an image which did not start previously.
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Basic Authentication support in zTPF HTTP Server

There is currently no system level code (such as CHT1/2/3) support for this standard "Authorization" HTTP header and zTPF shops have to create their own way for this support. Even though this header is a standard feature in the HTTP server, adopti...
about 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Export in Search View

In Remote Search View you can export the result to a file and there are columns showing information about found members.The same functionality would be nice for a loacal file search where the result view is very simpel. No columns and no export.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

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