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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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Boolean support and bit manipulation

Support for Standard COBOL "Boolean support and bit manipulation".This includes (but is not limited to those I might have overlooked):- Boolean data PICTURE clause, i.e.: USAGE DISPLAY PICTURE 1.- USAGE BIT, i.e.: USAGE BIT PICTURE 1(8).- GROUP-US...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Netview ALLOCATE does not permit Concatenations

The Netview allocate command only permits the ability to allocate one dataset to a file name.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

160x62 large session TN3270E TCP/IP support

Hi, (This RFE is in relation to TS005782734). I am trying to replace our vtam /sna connections ( 160x62) in supersession with TCP/IP connections. I'm following this section from the SuperSession basic configuration guide:...IBM CL/SuperSession 3.1...
over 3 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

RFE for IMS Signon Re-Verificatioin

Provide a run-time IMS parm in DFSPB000 that will allow both password and passphrase re-verification to be activated / de-activated more dynamically than coding the DFDSINTX0 exit routine to set the SCDPVER bit on in the SCD. Also, consider a type...
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Not under consideration

Allow multiple instances of the DAI TCP/IP Server using same TCP/IP port

In today's environment it is critical that we have 24x7 available of critical system tasks. Today the DAI TCP/IP server can only have one address space up per TCP/IP port within a SYSPLEX.If a second server startup is attempted the task fails with...
5 months ago in IMS Tools Base for z/OS / Autonomics 1 Planned for future release

Provide code to allow customers to send events to applications via REST API

This would provide a fully supported way for customers using IBM Z System Automation to interface with applications running on z/OS, or other platforms using REST. This would avoid the need for customers to create their own bespoke scripts. It sho...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Kerberos support for pcomm 3270 sessions

For 5250 Sessions kerberos is implemented and available. Since we have customers running pcomm to connect to z-Series with 3270 sessions we would like to have kerberos support for the 3270 session types.
almost 9 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 3 Not under consideration

Suspend file and Configuration refresh aborted

With SA 4.1 and the use of a suspend file, a configuration refresh may be aborted or rejected because errors related to the suspend file. The error messages may be issued in the syslog of a remote system and the issuer of the command is not inform...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Planned for future release

Enable DISP=MOD usage identification

When DISP=MOD is coded in JCL whether the dataset exists or not determins if DISP=MOD may actual be treated as DISP=NEW. AAM should be able to detect when DISP=MOD is being treated as DISP=NEW and take appropriate action.
over 1 year ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Planned for future release

Store outputs of the software analyzer in individual files

At the moment the output of all runs is stored in a single file. In the future, we would like the run of every programm anaylized stored in an individual file (XML, JUnit, ...).
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration