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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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RDz database explorer to suuport HEX value display and edit

We have some DB2 table column which is defined CHAR but will store some non-displayable hex value. Current RDz Database Explorer not able to handle it for both display and editing.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IBM Hour Glass CICS, set time to the second, not just minute

All a method to choose the second instead of setting to zero
over 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RDz support serach and replace across PDS

RDz now can only do "Search and Replace" within the same member. It should also support this function to multiple member / PDS.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

This is a test RFE

This is a test RFE.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 0 Not under consideration

CRUISE should allow the aggregation of smaller tables into one large super table or a table of tables

CRUISE should allow aggregation of smaller tables into one large super table or a table made up of other tables. This would allow multiple tables to be run as a single job from start to finish. Instead of taking REF-ID parameters as input, the Sup...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Provide a means for CRUISE to recover from a hang or deadlock condition

Provide a means for CRUISE to recover from a hang or deadlock condition. A running CRUISE table has the potential to hang or get stuck in a sort of deadlock situation. The maximum allowed ECB's have already been created. One or more ECB's may need...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

CRUISE should provide a facility to execute functions at the system level, e.g. full system CAPTURE

Provide new system level functions, e.g. CAPTURE type. This would scan through the entire ID range from the beginning to the end, to chain-chase each of the ID's in the DBDEF table. This is similar to what RECOUP does. Providing functions for syst...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Ask for OPEN I-O statement set the open input flag in SMF 62

We need to make statistics on how files are used on our system. For that we use SMF record 62. But when the file is open in I-O in a Cobol Program, COBOL open the File In OUTPUT only, so the flag Input Processing in field SMF62MC1 remains to NO.We...
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Multiple EXITs for Crypto on Omegamon xe for z/os

ICSF parms already have one exit coded in client environment.EXIT(CSFPCI,CSFEAPG,FAIL(NO)) monitor icsf crypto device needs coding KM5EXIT3 in the parm but this is not supported.
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Planned for future release

Domain Level Group Security

TX Series for Multiplatform v7.1.0.4 does not handle Domain Level Group security within the default "cicsgroup" for TXS Admin Console Tool access as well as for command line utilities execution. Local or Domain users associated within the local gr...
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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