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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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We are asking for an enhancement to FM for IMS to have the capability of add/update a template, for an IMS managed ACB system running in an IMS data sharing environment, on any IMS within the data sharing environment.

The capability to add/update a template for an IMS managed ACB system, on a system where the IMS region isn't running, isn't in the current design of File Manager. We would like to see the enhancement of the product, to run/update a template on an...
3 months ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

IZPCA support for extended format SMF records

Hi all, As discussed on case TS016821698, we want to read SMF record type 1153 (new in ZOS 2.5), JES Monitoring Facility Data, previously written as type 84. IZPCA actually has record type 84 mapped (DRLRS084). Record type 1153 is written using SM...
7 months ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 1 Future consideration

Need PCOMM FTP to support implicit TLS (no AUTH TLS)

Currently the PCOMM FTP client is only able to connect to a server that is configured for Explicit TLS (AUTH TLS) which starts with a non-secure connection then converts to a secure connection. Our site has a restriction that there should not be n...
over 1 year ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

Add Cobol language command for support Base64 Code/Decode

Permit Receive/Send special characters from/to MF without have conversion problems
almost 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Open source language server(s) in IBM Z Open Editor

Not entirely sure if the source for the LSP implementations are made openly available, so please close this off it is. Open sourcing the LSPs for JCL, REXX, COB, ASM, will allow them to be used as extensions to other IDEs.VS Code is popular due to...
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

IDz V16.0.1 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator

IDz V16 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator : IDz V16 keys keyboard mapping for short cut is not there in Remote connection Emulator - ex use of letters is not available (Ctrl+Shift+Z). This can be included.
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 4 Future consideration

APPMON should work for Natural RPC Server when zIIP feature is activated

Application Monitoring (APPMON) doesn't show NATRPC requests when using NATETBZ(zIIP eligible). We tested, Brokerstub NATETB23(not zIIP eligible) instead of NATETBZ(zIIP eligible) and surprise APPMON shows NATRPC requests. For having a proper appl...
4 months ago in EntireX 1 Under review

Create INODE version upgrade tool.

Currently for z/TPF TFS INODEs there is no available functionality to upgrade an INODE to the most current INODE version. In some systems, directories/files have been present since the initialization of the TPF TFS and are still at INODE version ‘...
4 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Support of jakarta package and JDK 17+ for IMS TM RESOURCE ADAPTER

Good morning. We are actually using IMS TM Resource Adapter, but despite the continous evolution of the java standard we are still force to stay on old JAVAEE 8 standard, due to the missing of support from IMS TM Resource Adapter to JAKARTA EE pac...
7 months ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 0 Planned for future release

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe

Encrypting TWS Zcentric workstation password on Mainframe. Currently we have Set of TWS workstation ID and password saved in PARMFTA userinfo dataset on mainframe to connect to connect to zcentric workstation pn windows This userid and password is...
about 2 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

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