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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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Allow for sub-second SSL_write when using Shared CTX

Since Shared CTX SSL_write() is always blocking from an application perspective, we must rely on the socket send timeout (SO_SNDTIMEO) to get control back should an event occur such as insufficient send buffer space. SO_SNDTIMEO is only granular t...
about 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

IDAA Incremental COPY support for IMS

Add additional functionality to RFE Request ID 46246,"IDAA supprt for IMS". In 46246, new function which transform and load IMS data into IDAA appliance is requested.By this method, data latency is dependent on execution of load interval. In order...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Not under consideration

Enhance AAM syntax logic to support nested INCLUDE/EXCLUDE

The current syntax structure of AAM makes it difficult to replicate logic flows implemented using IF THEN controls. AAM syntax structure should be enhanced to support the ability to nest INCLUDE/EXCLUDE statements. This capability would all for mo...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Application Discovery: Add support duplicated section names on COBOL

Currently Application Discovery does not supportduplicated section names on COBOL, as they are saved into the database as a parent structure for the statements contained.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Keep cursor position after selection

When navigating from fe the "CICSplex Regions Summary"-screen to the "CICS Task Summary" and back to "CICSplex Regions Summary", the cursor is positioned at the top left position of the screen.If you want to take the same action on the next CICS-r...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Shortcut to toggle the vertial line in the editor

We are using the PL/I editor and our developers who test IDz 14.0.0.5 like the possibility to have a vertical line for alignment of code - this is a big help. But they do complain about a missing shortcut to turn it on/off.It is too time consuming...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Add masks and status to the DTCD parameter

DTCD currently accepts one of two parameter values - a specific owner ID (the key to the file), or * for all. Judging by its response time (and the results when interrupter after a partial performance), DTCD * goes over the file, record by record,...
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide the same functionality in TIM as provided by UI17396

UI17396 provided a new function implemented into the Debug Tool exit EQAD3CXT. Unfortunately it was not included in TIM (most important since the DTU panels are not used by our customers) and not included in the GUI like the PD Tools Studio. The f...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Support HTML

WIth the advent of HTML 5 capable browsers, HATS should support new HTML5 syntax and elements, and should eliminate deprecated HTML elements.HATS should also provide CSS layout over Table based layout to further support HTML 5 layouts.
over 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Restricting Package creator NOT to approve the same package

We want to restrict the creator of the CM package to approve his own package. This is defeating the purpose of approver option.
over 3 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 0 Not under consideration