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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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zOSConnect Log Encryption

Encryption capability for payload logging for APIs hosted on zOSConnect.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Allow DEDB Area Level Change with FPSI defined, while DEDB is active to the IMS Control Region.

We add FP areas to the end of DEDBs while the DEDB is active to the IMS control Region (DBCTL), using BMC Software's Delta IMS product to execute DEDB Area Level Change. When attempt is made to execute DEDB Area Level Change for a DEDB with FPSI d...
over 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Not under consideration

Improved autonomics for Lifeline Advisor automatic takeovers

Several customers have asked for the ability to identify scenarios where a Lifeline Advisor takeover can be done automatically without risk of having two primary Lifeline Advisors active at the same time.
over 7 years ago in GDPS 0 Planned for future release

Hex String support in z/OS Connect bottom-up scenario

I submit this RFE on behalf of JIM (Jabatan Imigrisen Malaysia) per customer request. JIM have requirement on hex string support in bottom-up scenario during data transformation. z/OS Connect EE doesn't support for now.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Having an option limiting some messages of RULES(NOLAXPERF).

In COBOL V5 or V6 the messages issued by the compiler regarding the choice of NUMPROC and ZONEDATA options hang up programs to stay at compilation RC 4. These messages can not be removed by code enhancements/ corrections like the others messages i...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Make socket identifier available in the MQ client

This is a request to Make the socket identifier available in the MQ client for use by the customer . The customer needs a way to identify what the socket number is in use by which MQ Client
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

FA IDIHUSRM support wildcards in PROGDESC

Fault Analyser member IDIHUSRM should support wildcards for PROGDESC to that a mask can be used. Currently we have to add each program to IDIHUSRM with a unique PROGDESC. We want to be able to match on a wildcard to reduce the number of entries. e...
over 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Add a way to capture read access to address 0x000000 in PL/I for AIX (i.e. RTCHECK / -qcheck Option equivalent)

Under AIX reading data from addresses starting at 0x00000000 is possible.(unexpected)Writing to those addresses is not possible (8094 condition as expected) Reading from NULL370/Mainframe-NULL380 0xFF000000 is not possible (as expected)Writing to ...
over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Exporting data from the Command Flow view for use in presentations

Provide a means of exporting data from the Command Flow view for use in presentations. We require that indentation to show link levels is preserved, so a graphical means of exporting is required e.g. PDF.
over 7 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Automatically handle an IPconn reset after ipconn becomes unusable

Automatically set an autoinstalled ip connection out of service, in order to reset after conditions described in message DFHIS1015 indicating that the ipconn is unusable.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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