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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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Need to add some features to the Host Emulation part of RD/z

I would like to see some features added to the Host Emulation feature of RD/z. It should enable installations to eliminate the use of separate emulators (and the cost of those emulators).
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 7 Not under consideration

Support for SAS (Statistical Analysis System) language

Public Bank Berhad has completed PoC with AD version 5.0.1. They have a sizable application portfolio that was developed using the SAS reporting langauge. They therefore would like to request for AD support for SAS language.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Graceful Switch should be able to restart at the point of last break

GDPS/A-A 1.7 does not provide capability to restart the switch process at the last break point for graceful switch and force switch. It only provide a WTOR when STOP QREP timeout. It is far from customer's requirements.
over 7 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Basic CICS Plugin for Intercept

Currently can only be set Display mode 'ON' or 'OFF' by start CTG from SYSIN file. Forces have to recycle the CTG causing a risk
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

z/TPF TE MIPS Reporting of Z/TPF Owner Names and z/TPF Name Value Pair (NVP)

1. Z/TPF Owner Names and z/TPF Name Value Pair (NVP) must support measuring, collecting and reporting of z/TPF Transformation Engine (TE) MIPS on a per ECB basis. 2. The Owner Name and NVP Resource Collector writes the information to a Tape 3. Tha...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

ZSTAT GPU TE MIPS Enhancement

a. Enhance "zstat gpu" to display TE MIPS display by I-Stream. b. Currently an approximated TE MIPS may be calculated from the current display by subtracting GP MIPS from Actual MIPS for the entire LPAR. c. However, the approximation may be dis...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

SCRT IBM Sub-Capacity Reporting Tool enhancement to report z/TPF TE MIPS by z/TPF TE Eligible Middleware Components

a. Enhance SCRT report to provide a further break down of TE MIPS by major TE Topics and further into Functions such as: a. Compression i. Compression b. Middleware Application i. Rules Engine (RE) ii. LDAP c. Middleware Data i. ...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Pouvoir indiquer qu'une entité n'est pas à regénérer même si RPP indique le contraire

Dans la vue Gestionnaire de génération (generation manager) pouvoir indiquer les fichiers à ne pas regénérer inutilement (voir détail de l'explication dans les documents ci-joint)
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

To use option -B during TCD add entry

New TCD cannot be added with -B option and region has to be cold started after adding a new TCD entry in the database. I'D like use load new TCD in runtime cics region also.
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Stack Validation dump CTL-064009 should allow return to application

Stack Validation is a ZSTRC trace option introduced with PUT12 and is very effective in identifying applications that corrupt their own stack variables.However it is also a victim of its own success as the resulting CTL-064009 dump exit the applic...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Not under consideration