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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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Microseconds in PL/I

All Date/Time routines (BIF) should support at least microseconds (or better). Actually it's just milliseconds.
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Delivered

Provide ability to manually clean up corrupted AD projects

Parts of a project's configuration may be lost or corrupted for various reasons (accidental repository database deletion, etc.), which can leave the project's name appearing in IBM AD's configuration and particularly in Build Configuration gui, wh...

CPSM WLR - WLM Health Value of a CICS Region

The ability to influence the WLM Health value for a CICS region to affect CPSM WLM routing decisions.
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Addition of "Search text in file" menu option in JES Spool Editor

Please include the "Search text in file" menu option when right clicking inside the new JES Spool Editor view in IDz. This feature is available in other editors but do not currently appear in the JES Spool Editor. In the LPEX editor which used to ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Support for INSTREAM DDs in the User Build function (RTC Integration Feature)

The User Build feature provided by the RTC Integration feature currently lacks support for INSTREAM DDs. As RTC itself supports INSTREAM DDs in their translators, it would be great to have that feature in the User Build too.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

FA: Display register's full content: all 64 bits

Modern Compilers (e.g. Enterprise Cobol V5.2) and modern assembler programs are using the full width of GPRs to do 64-bit interger arithmethic or by taking advantage of the high-word facility.After an abend, only the right half (low-word) of the r...
over 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 4 Delivered

Allow System Autoinstall for programs that are EXEC CICS LOADed.

This CICS RFE is in support of LE RFE 72589. The Enhancement Request is to allow System Autoinstall for programs that are EXEC CICS LOADed. CICS uses System Autoinstall for internal modules and for 1st Phase PLTPI programs. System Autoinstall does...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

ZD&T Tools Menu - Storage option listed first

The Tools "Settings" interface section, should list in order of the required definitions. The "Storage" option sis required to be defined before "Source Environment". "Storage" should be listed first in the "Settings" section.
about 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Delivered

Dynamic Variable Program calls

Allow for batch method of updating dynamic call programs

RTMC - Grafana links for orgID != 1

The RTMC starter kit dashboards provide internal links that reference orgID=1. This appears to be the default Grafana organization. When multiple organizations are defined in Grafana this may lead to 404 errors when navigating through dashboards. ...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered