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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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Request that we wish to implement the re-run function of validation processing

Sometimes validationCheck processing may result in an error. In previous versions, it was possible to manually re-run. I am in trouble because I can not re-run in the latest version.Please create the following mechanism;When the validasion fails, ...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 4 Not under consideration

Product Manager

Paypal currently sends data to IBM Inflight(Sterling commerce) for creating digital invoices.We don't have any visibility at Paypal side as to how many invoices were failed or rejected in IBM systems. We need an acknowledgement back on the invoice...
over 6 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide the option to make new RENT Assembler module against SIIS.

Provide the option to make new RENT Assembler module against SIIS(Store into Instruction Streams). Upward compatibility disappears in terms of performance by SIIS.On z13 sometimes more visible than on z196 because the bigger L2 I- and D-caches are...
over 6 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 3 Not under consideration

Support ruler line in Host Emulator

We hope the host emulator can be enhanced to support a ruler line, which is the same as PCOMM.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

HATS to allow extracted data to be designated a data type other than String

Give the HATS macro editor the ability to designate that a field being extracted contains numeric, integer, binary, string, etc. data. And then extend the generation of the Integration Objects and SOAP and RESTful service generation to reflect the...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Not under consideration

Remove synchronized from java.security.SecureRandom.nextBytes(byte[] bytes) to improve performance.

java.security.SecureRandom.nextBytes(byte[] bytes) is synchronized in IBM JDK 1.8.0 version which is causing performance issue as causing other threads to wait for the lock. Oracle and OpenJDK has removed synchronized from java.security.SecureRand...
over 6 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Host Graphics Host On-Demand

Correct Host Graphics ability to work properly as in previous versions. I am reluctant to open this RFE since I already have a PMR open to address this problem (06839), but as per management, I will open it.
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

Norm State Pool Reallocation package

Please see the SR for further information: We have recently used ODBR to move DEVC pools to DEVB. We are now finalizing testing for running a norm state pool re-organization to reassign pools owned by DEVC to the new DEVB owner. Following the norm...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Request for additional User Exits for ZOLDR ACTIVATE SEL

Below is where we would like the new User Exits to be placed. For zTPF HTTP server support: Just before the application scheduled to process the HTTP input is activated. The HTTP input editor is activated with 2 parameters:tpf_httpsvr_req* tpf_htt...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Need support for adding tabs to DojoTabContainer without full refresh

The current implementation of DojoTabContainer is subject to a problem that exists with common browsers such as Firefox in that when a tab is added to the container on the fly EVERY tab refreshes its contents. IBM provided a work-around for this t...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration