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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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Connecting to PostgreSQL-database

Currently, RBD only supports database connections to DB2, Derby, Informix, Oracle and SQL Server. Other database providers (which also have JDBC-drivers) are not supported. We want to be able to connect to a PostgreSQL-database.
over 5 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 1 Planned for future release

equest nature/scope is to update GDPS so that falsely generate GEO558I event does not trigger FREEZE

Performing other testing which produced a message id of GEO550I caused a freeze to occur. As this was not the actual GEO550I the text was not the actual issue. It appears that other message ID's could also cause similar executions.
over 5 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Set correlation from user to printer to grant confidential information using HOD printer emulation sessions

We need to introduce multifunctional printers with user login. This printers, with specific configuration set with printer server and active directory, permit to centralize printers and divide the prints by single users. This is not possible with ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Zoom in context from zAware to IOAz timeframe mismatch

Zoom navigation to IOAz from a selected message in a zAware anomaly interval fails to find the selected syslog message. zAware passes UTC time in the search parameters. IOAz searches on the time setting selected by the user, typically browser work...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson 1 Planned for future release

Add additional IDAA fields to transaction information

Please add new fields for the number of create, drop, open, commit, and rollback statements a transaction performed in the following tables: DB2_USER_TRAN_H/D/WDB2_TRANSACTION_D/WA_DB2_USERTRAN_IA_DB2_UT_IDAA_I Each field is from the DB2 accountin...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Planned for future release

Provide ability to aggregate RMF-based data (e.g. CPU, IO, Memory etc. tables) into Weekly and/or Monthly trend tables

Need ability to create aggregation tables for RMF-based data for longer term trending. For example, create MVSPM_DEVICE_W, MVSPM_DEVICE_M tables for Device activity; simillarly for MVSPM_LCU_IO_H, MVSPM_CHANNEL_H, MVS_PAGING_H, MVSPM_VS_$$$$$_H, M...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Planned for future release

Leverage an HSM exit to drive Advanced Archive

Allow Advanced Archive to be directed via an HSM exit. In this way during its normal processing an HSM migration exit can be leveraged to determine if HSM should handle the migration or it can leave the target dataset alone and direct Advanced Arc...
about 6 years ago in IBM Advanced Archive for DFSMShsm 0 Planned for future release

Change HOD Environmentvariables to support combination of variables and fixed values

In PMR29300 the environment variable CachedClientDirectoryName has been changed to support values in a combination of variables and fixed values. Fix IT25758In this RFE we request the environment varialbeSaveto be changed in the same manner
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

USS GKB add Asset informationto products

Like in the z/OS GKB, we would also like to have 'Asset' information in the USS GKB, in order to be able to identify licensed products, which is a major focus of Configuration Management.
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Planned for future release

Macro parameter screenorientation is not documented

1. Macro parameter screenorientation is not documented in the Knowledge Center 2. The possible values true/false are not self-explaining, the parameter screenorientation should be documented describing the results of the values true/false. 3. In p...
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Planned for future release