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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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need pushtoclient to export multiple RSE connections from the same host

RSE connections to the same push to client primary hostname are not exported with push to client export wizard. This restriction is documented on the RDz 9.1.1 Infocenter: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_9.1.1/com.ibm.etools.z...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Implement "Content Security Policy" support in "Host OnDemand"

This RFE is created on request from IBM, in support case TS006023087.Current version of "Host OnDemand" use inline-scripts, in a way that require "unsafe" settings to be used when enabling "Content Security Policy".Changes are needed to support "C...
about 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

PDU Enhancements - Add pool type along with time and processor parameters

We see this previously requested and declined as 44798. We would like to re-request as a result of an incident in PSS on 10/14/2021. • PDU Create Exclude process should be able support the NOSWITCH logic. This would enable the user to execute ZRPD...
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

FileManager member listing.

Add a function to FileManager which can print a member listing. The function would need to be batch compatible and able to perform the listing out of a DD filename to accomodate non-cataloged data sets. The function would accomodate a range of mem...
about 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Automatic internal conversion of indices to index

When a data-item declared in Working-Storage or Local-Storage is used to access the elements of a table (OCCURS), and is not used to access other tables (data-item dedicated to a table), this data-item could be automatically converted to INDEX for...
about 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Output error messages on TXSeries console when ECI request is abnormally ended

Target System: TXSeries and CTGMany customer uses ECI request to call applications on TXSeries from CTG application.We found that TXSeries does NOT output any message when ECI request is abnormally ended in a specific situation. That is when mirro...
about 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

API to set markers on user entity fields and show them on entity editor

Some user entities are quite complex and require advanced consistency rules. Coherence rules exist at the meta entity level, but are not always enough.We are able to define our own control through a plugin. it is possible to set a marker on the en...
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Support of the VIPA address

We use the IMS Enterprise Suite Version 3.1 SOAP Gateway on z/OS. When we send a command " iogmgmt -view -correlatorfile all" by a batch, we get the following error messages : IOGS0129E: Management Utility commands cannot be sent from a remote hos...
over 9 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / SOAP Gateway 1 Not under consideration

Rational Programming Patterns : REFER generation option in Dialog and Screen entities

REFER / REF generation option entered in dialog complement tab or in - GO lines of a screen's -G lines tab do not generate "the LIST OF REFERENCED ENTITIES" in the Cobol program's Working Storage Section. If this "LIST OF REFERENCED ENTITIES' is a...
about 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Bring TensorFlow to z/OS

This is a popular deep learning package that we have had several requests for
about 6 years ago in IBM Open Data Analytics for z/OS (IzODA) / Spark 3 Not under consideration

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