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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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SuperC read Panvalet

Please add support for reading Panvalet to SUPERC.
over 7 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 2 Not under consideration

Omegamon WTO messaging

Be able to send zOSWTO messages to a specific LPAR in a SYSPLEX.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 2 Not under consideration

FTP and MFA

With the growing use of MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) now when anyone need to perform a FTP from a zOS server A to another zOS Server B, instead of inform the pswd at zOS Server B is need to open a browse and get the B's token at https://serve...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration

Continuous replication in case of OLDS/SLDS I/O error for IIDR for IMS

We plan to use IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for IMS to replicate DB changes from Main system to DR system. Capture sever stops replication when OLDS/SLDS I/O error occurs. If unplanned switch occurs at that timing, lost data is larger than norm...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Definition de langage dans le design

Lors de la création d'un nouveau programme dans RPP nous oublions fréquemment d'y ajouter la définition de langage sur le fichier "*.cbl".Serait-il possible d'ajouter un champ de saisie de la definition de langage dans l'onglet "definition" des de...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

Cobol V6 - PARMCHECK option

The PARMCHECK option of Cobol V6 (PTF for APAR PI78089) is used to detect the memory overflow performed by a subprogram called by a CALL statement.PARMCHECK is limited to adding a buffer zone at the end of the Working-Storage of the calling progra...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Programs call graph do not show calls to SQL / Database modules from a Hogan COBOL programs

Programs call graph do not show calls to SQL / Database modules from a Hogan COBOL programs. Per initial analysis from DXC and IBM SME, calls that are coded through multi-level PERFORMs are not currently supported in ADDI and required addition cha...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Application Discovery retrieve compile options from JCL

Need to retrieve the compile parameters from the JCL source files . The compile options that are specified in the JCL source files should be stored somehow in the AD database , so we could retrieve them.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

API Properties & components link

About API Properties:When a user is looking for an APi properties (From z/os connect EE server view) he can see some informations that are fine but non exaustive. It may be more interesting to have an overview about all files that are dependant (j...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

choosing different splunk hec endpoints

We are in need to choose/use another splunk hec endpoint which is impossible at the moment.We do need at least use the splunk hec raw endpoint for sending data which need to be processed in splunk before they are entering the splunk index.e.g. com...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 2 Future consideration