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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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add cmf fields enqcount and gnqcount

We would like to see 2 new fields added to CMF as binary count fields: ENQCOUNT and GNQCOUNT which tracks the number of enqueues requested by a task and includes either a subset or a separate count of enqueues converted to global enqueues.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

zTPF Dupe Record Read Queuing

Problem title READ Dupe Queuing needs change to support major DASD installation of IBM Storage or 3rd party . Software problem with existing DUPE READ QUEUING... z/TPF is operating as if READS are still slow - in modern storage is fasterfaster tha...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Predictable TCP ISN(Initial Sequence Number) vulnerability problem

This server uses TCP/IP implementation that repects the "64K rule" or a "time dependent rule" for generating TCP sequence numbers. Unauthorizd users can predict sequence numbers when hosts are cummnicating, and connect to your servers from any sou...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Wrong data about Independent Enclave

TEP data shoes wrong information about process of DB2 subsystems. Sometimes (in case of high load) data about Independent Enclave shown are above maximum possible. PMR 23013,SGC,821
over 8 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand

Add the "Administration" option to IBM Stand-alone Host On-Demand.The "Administration" option should include the Certificate Management utility and the Printer Definition Table Compiler. These options were present in the HOD Local Client which is ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 3 Not under consideration

Modification to "Save Conflict" Dialog

"Save Conflict" dialog enhancement request: (see attached email)Can we get this dialog box modified to do these two things? 1. Change the default selection of the middle radio button (“Overwrite the remote file”) 2. For the third “save” option, ca...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

RDz integration with OS Connect EE service archive generator and API editor

Provide integration with the z/OS Connect EE service archive generator similar to that provided by the CICS JSON services wizard of Enterprise Service Tools. This integration will facilitate the selection of input language structures and service p...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement for syntax check on copybook

When we used RDZ 8.0.3 we didn't have any problem.Like we are on RDZ 9.5.0 our copybooks have all lines with warning marks.For all copybooks (about 40 000) we use the clause replacing witch consist on change all :XXXX: in the copybook by R1 (by ex...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

MWP enhancement to CICS SMF 110 records

IBM are trying to encourage customers to run mobile applications on z/OS by offering software pricing options such as Mobile Workload Pricing. WLM APAR OA47042 added the ability to identify transactions as MOBILE in the WLM classification rules. H...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Collapse trailing space with DFHWS2LS CICS Web Services Assistent option

Rabobank want to remove trailing spaces in the translation of COBYBOOK format response message to xml in CICS web services.The use of collapse white space removes trailing AND leading spaces. This is not what is needed.Can there be an option in DF...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

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