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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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ISPF-like editor forz/OS Explorer

For old mainframe people, it would be very nice to have ISPF editor-like functions like:- Proper line numbers/command area to the left- Repeat- Copy with overlay- Move with overlay - Edit macros - Exclude lines combined with findetc.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

JSON editor would be good.

The latest z/OS Explorer has a nice editor for WSDL files in the Unix File System, where the DESIGN tab shows a graphical view of the WSDL schema.As we are now preparing to implement JSON, I would like to have a similar editor for JSON schema.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

RPP Screen Preview buttons reversed

Using RPP Version 9.5.1 iFix3 (and earlier versions), the two screen emulator icons which appear when you have a screen design open are reversed. The "Launch Screen Emulator on the selected screen with color" actually launches the emulator without...
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

HOD DPW - Allow Parameter Updates Without an Active Host Session

Provide the ability in the HOD Deployment Wizard to change session parameters such as "Edit preferences" without needing to successfully activate the host session being modified.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Planned for future release

Subsecond retransmit APAR PJ43958 lacks ability to set minimum RTO

With PJ43958, IP retransmit time was reduced from 1-2 seconds to ~20ms. Some connection are known to be low priority with varying network response time. For these connection, we would like to be able to set a higher minimum RTO (similar to how it ...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Client Socket Traffic Limiting

Prior to PJ41739, traffic limiting parameters in the Network Services Database (APPLRATE and SOCRATE) could be utilized to limit traffic rate for client sockets. PJ41739 removed the interrogation of the NSD for client sockets. It seems that the pi...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 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.
almost 8 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.
almost 8 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
almost 8 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...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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