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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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Customer would like to be able to run two instances of the IBM Hourglass on the same lpar.

When the customer installs maintenance for Hourglass in their development environment, they have no way of reviewing the impact of the maintenance...whether its corrects the defined issue or causes a new problem. They have a test lpar that they ca...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide date/time shift support for SNTPD server on z/OS

Customer would like to see existing support in Hourglass extended to include support fot date/time shifting in SNTPD server running on z/OS
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Implement a "Business Calendar" in Hourglass.

Create a new feature of a "Business Calendar" where a customer can enter Holidays, Plant Shut Downs, Vacations, etc. A new option to include the "Business Calendar" would be included when Hourglass calculates prior or future dates for application ...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Implement a "Business Calendar" in Hourglass.

Create a new feature of a "Business Calendar" where a customer can enter Holidays, Plant Shut Downs, Vacations, etc. A new option to include the "Business Calendar" would be included when Hourglass calculates prior or future dates for application ...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Provide date/time shift support for SAP Central Services on USS within z/OS.

This comprises the enqueue and message servers plus 3/5 other services.The standard ABAP central services.  Some SAP products such as Solution...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

HourGlass support of DB2 stored procedures

Customer migrated from HG 5.2 to HG 6.1 and was no longer able to make use of DB2 stored procedures, specifically the stored procedure was not returning the correct date. IBM Support has indicated "With regards to this new issue, please note that ...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Restart CKTI using shell script

IBM CASE = TS002976350 Hi we need, if possible, a command to start/stop/restart CKTI without using cics terminal or WITHOUT restarting the txseries region. Is there a shell script (AIX 7.2 only) ready to use? thanks for your time,Nicola.
about 5 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

TXSeries support for Power Linux

GMCC customer requirement for support of TXSeries on Power Linux
over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Planned for future release

Scripting langauge (Python) support for writing TXSeries administration scripts

Requirement from TXSeries v8.1 beta workshop in China. SDCCBA customer would like scripting language support in TXSeries to write TXSeries administration scripts.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

TXSeries administration console enhancement requests

Bunch of the following requirements were received during the BoC customer visit and the TXSeries v8.1 open beta workshop in China during 3Q, 2013. Following are the enhancement requests. - Facility to capture the actions from admin console and rep...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration