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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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Text Entity called by element in help does not allow positioning

Adding a TEXT link after an element forces the text section in front of the element. In pacbase, we were able to provide a value in position 4 to control where that text went.
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect

Add support for SSL_get_fd function

Given an SSL object token, return the fd of the underlying socket or sockets associated with it. Another complimentary function might be SSL_get_token. Here, given a socket fd, return the SSL object token associated with it.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Obtain locally the compute name and fullfill automatically User and Password values in JWS Jnlp Env.

We want to adopt the traditional user/password mode to let the customers logon HOD server, but we want programmatically fill the user and password values with the PC "computer name" value.
over 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

Allow restarting IMS Batch under a different control region

Provide a mechanism to checkpoint restart BMPs and the like under a different control region in the IMSplex
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 3 Not under consideration

Record CICSPA timing clocks correctly when task is purged.

A false value was detected in a certain transaction of the CICSPA report. The transaction was abended after being purged by a user program. This system is designed to have its tasks purged by user programs lest prolonged CICS transactions should k...
over 7 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Orphaned Components Report

Provide a list of Project components that do not currently connect to other application components.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

MOUBTN in DSPF

When i use MOUBTN (Mousebutton) in a Displayfile it is not possible to use it in the Web-Screen.Is it possible to add the ability to use Mousebutton?
over 7 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Not under consideration

using STRPCCMD

We are using STRPCCMD (PC Command) to open a excel file in the Client.When i am in the Web-Screen and i execute a PC Command the Server is not able to process the incoming data.I get a screen with a long field filled with asterisk (*).Is it possib...
over 7 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 2 Not under consideration

one component per field

When i have a Window (Dialog) and i put the function key to the Window-footer it is not able to get the function keys as a button or something like this.Is it possible to change the logic that on one field there could be more than one component?
over 7 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

DEDB alter - manual steps for shadow and shadow IC

DEDB alter enhancement to simplify DEDB alter process with fewer manual steps.
almost 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 0 Not under consideration