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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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capability in specifying IMS connection pool properties

In traditional WAS, we could specify IMS connection pool properties, such as Minimum connections, Aged timeout, etc. However, with IMS enterprise suite explorer, when we build a zConnect service, we could not specify min connection, max connection...
over 8 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 1 Not under consideration

Display SMFID in E3270UI instead of or next to LPARNAME

In the Enhanced 3270 UI, provide the SMFID next to or instead of the LPARNAME in panels like KOBSTART,KM5LPRO3 and KM5TOPC, .
over 12 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - empty SECTION and statement in SECTION without PARAGRAPH

We see unexpected behavior of the Cobol compiler when using SECTION in PROCEDURE DIVISION.This for the V4R2 and V6R2 versions. Case 1 When a SECTION is empty, SECTION declaration followed immediately by another SECTION declaration, the compiler is...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

HATS Web service support of row based data in Web services.

HATS provides data in a Web service from tabular screens in the following format:<column1> <value1> </value1> <value2> </value2> <value3> </value3></column1> <column2> <value1> </value...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Not under consideration

Direct access to FM MQ functions

Please enhance File Manager for z/OS so that the MQ panels can be invoked directly ie without going through the File manager menu structure. This capability is available for many FM components, but not the MQ panels - the 'Equivalent Function' col...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Make "Q"ueryXDR option available on panel VPCPSTA1

In working with z/OS Proxy clients it is often necessary to check on status of individual clients from the "Standard Actions" panel (VPCPSTD1). However, when trying to diagnose problems with hyperswap enablement we frequently need to use the secon...
over 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Planned for future release

Support PKCS-PAD option for zTPF Encryption/Decryption APIs

Support PKCS-PAD option for zTPF Encryption/Decryption APIs so zTPF can share encrypted data with z/OS.
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Dynamic definition of log stream names flexible (GSE requirement DBCICD98036)

Dynamic definition of system logs does not cover more than 20 CICS-systems.IBM does not recommend to use more than 20 logstreams within one structure. The dynamic installation of system logs will connect all logs to one structure, even if there ar...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

ECB Heap Statistics

We found a way to get ECB Heap statistics from the ECB Heap Control Table (EHTC). This requires minor changes to CLHH (CCSTOR) and CMALOC (CTIS). We would like the lab to consider adopting this change. At exit time, looping through EHCT Entries, w...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Planned for future release

DPL Timeout

When a program in one CICS system does a Distributed Program Link to a program in another CICS system, it needs to be able to time out using the CICS API if the other system is unavailable.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

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