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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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IMS catalog does not support the specification of PL/I BIT fields and BIT arrays

Take, for example, BIT2, BIT3, BIT4 and BIT58 in this PL/I data declaration:DCL 1 RECORD_LAYOUT_01, 3 CHR5 CHAR(5), 3 BIT1 BIT(1), 3 BIT2 BIT(1), 3 BIT3 BIT(1), 3 BIT4 BIT(1), 3 BIT58 BIT(4), 3 CHR74 CHAR(74); The IMS catalog does not support the ...
over 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Not under consideration

EXPIRE SPECIFIC HSM BACKUP VERISON

We would like to expire a specific version of a HSM backup. Presently this feature is not available. Please note that I selected Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm because the option for DFSMShsm was not available in the drop down menu.
over 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm 1 Not under consideration

DFHSTUP reads from SMF logstreams

We have converted SYS1.MANx to logstreams. It would be nice to have DFHSTUP to read directly from logstreams instead of unloaded SMF data.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Ne plus générer de point à la fin des EXEC / END-EXEC

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMERO............: 831147 ( CGI 1107 ) TYPE..............: V DEMANDE D'EVOLUTION ETAT..............: 01 EVENEMENT DECRIT, A DECLARER GRAVITE...........: P SEVERITE 2 ...
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

BSD - Alimentation d'une Structure Etat avec une source "complexe"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMERO............: 831146 ( CGI 1106 ) TYPE..............: V DEMANDE D'EVOLUTION ETAT..............: 01 EVENEMENT DECRIT, A DECLARER GRAVITE...........: P SEVERITE 2 ...
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

SPOC Audit Trail feature should take Audit Log Logstream name from Proclib Member CSLOIxxx - Resubmit of Declined RFE 35661

It would result useful and also safe to have SPOC Audit Trail feature automatically read Audit Log Logstream name from Proclib Member CSLOIxxx instead of requesting user to specify it in Panel CSLUPRA .In addition to ensure a more practical usage ...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

REPOSITION Option on the READ Statement

Add the ability to reposition the current record pointer within a sequential dataset. Go back to the beginning of a dataset without closing it and re-opening it: READ FILE (MYFILE) INTO (MYLAYOUT) REPOSITION(1) Additionally, be able to reposition ...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

EMAIL Built-in Function

Sending SMTP email natively from a PL/I program would be handy. CALL EMAIL(FROM,TO,SUBJECT,BODY,BODY_FORMAT,ATTACHMENT(S)); BODY_FORMAT=HTML, RTF, TEXT. Perhaps for the body argument, be flexible and allow quoted text, a variable name or a DD name...
over 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer and CECI functionality

CECI functionality is currently absent from CICS Explorer.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Do not require password if client certificate provided for HOD-FTP

When a client certificate is used (like a PIV/CAC card) for identification to the FTP server then the client should not request a userid or password. The SSL/TLS session is done prior to the credentials and the server could determine the ID to ass...
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 6 Not under consideration