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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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Inline __asm() to communicate ARCHLVL to HLASM for system macros

When a z/OS system macro is embedded in a __asm() block, HLASM assumes ARCHLVL=1 which means the macro will use base+displacement branching, which fails in an inline __asm() block due to "no active USING". Most macros implement a MF=E form which g...
almost 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

Enable support for various psuedo-volumes in conversion assist tool

The conversion assist feature of tivoli advanced reporting fails to correctly identify various psuedo volume options supported by competitive solutions. As a result it fails to properly categorize archive and backup instances resulting in conversi...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Reporting and Management for DFSMShsm 1 Functionality already exists

zOS DFSMS Naviquest: Include Last Dataset Update Date/Time Field

Hi, Our 3M Environment reached an stage where we urgently requires Information on the z/OS Datasets Last Update and unfortunately it is not currently provided. The closest IBM provides is LREF+CHGID and which is actually False Information.- The CH...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Reporting and Management for DFSMShsm 1 Not under consideration

DEBUG Request to Support Access Register Mode

Debug needs to support Access Register mode. Debug abends if the user attempts to stop a program that is in Access Register mode.
almost 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

ITOM enhancements request

We are asking the development to deploy these two functions: 1) We used to have a way of printing a report within an INDEX/VIEW in a batch job with CA-View. As far as we know, ITOM does not have this functionality. 2) When issuing the equivalent o...
over 3 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Smart Purge for DBCTL Tasks

We would like the CICS Purge Transaction Function to recognize that a task is in DBCTL processing and to then communicate with DBCTL to first purge the task from IMS, then continue with the purge in CICS.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Ordre étiquettes sous-fonctions sur prévisualisation MSP

Partant d'un nouveau programme de nature T pour des tests, j'ai créé une fonction 70 en 05BL avec des sous-fonctions 70BA 10BL, 70BE 15IT et 70BI 15EL. Puis, j'ai appelé une macro, valorisé les paramètres en particulier l'emplacement en 70CA 10BL....
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Add EXTERALNAME to all IVP databases to create better catalog entries

Add the EXTERNALNAME keyword to all the IVP databases so they have good application names for the COBOL SQL feature of IMS v13
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

TestCase Editor of zUnit capability enchancement for a program with huge number of I/F data items

TestCase Editor of zUnit capability enchancement for a program with huge number of I/F data item.
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Recover autotask/operator assigned to a MTR resource

SA MTRs that execute timed commands, once in execution or queued to an autotask, are never rescheduled if assigned AUTWRK is cancelled. A STOP+START of the affected MTRs is required to reschedule them. To solve this user can create an automatic RE...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

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