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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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DFHAM4838 Duplicate Definition - display the Groups.

Display the Existing Definition Group and the duplicate New Definition Group; make cleanup easier, when definition in multiple groups; can visually see in message, DFHAM4838 E PAR1CICG 749 Install of DB2ENTRY KEDR failed because an existing defi...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

zUnit to integrate an option for remote preprocessor

Our system relies heavily on a custom code for Cobol. It would be very helpful and ideal if we can just set the preprocessor option and use the original source code
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

CICS TG SSL cannot scale

SSL Protocol Handler is single thread for all the handshake time. Just after the Accept() the handler should pass the process to the Connection Manager thread and then accept the next incoming request. If this is not possible SslHandler should be ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Delivered

PL/I PICUTRE Data Type Support Required in z/OS Connect EE

We are generating SAR files for PL/I Copybooks using BAQLS2JS provided by z/OS Connect EE v2.0. The Copybook contains PIC data types. We were told by IBM that the tool does not support the PIC data type. Therefore we would require the PIC data typ...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Delivered

Column indicator line in Cobol editor

A preference is available in LPEX. Customer would like the same in COBOL editor. It is:LPEX Editor -> z Systems LPEX Editor -> COBOL parser -> Controls -> Column indicator line -> check box: Enable a vertical line that indicates the...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

No NULL value columns for fields, which according to the WHERE clause conditions can't exist in the SQL result

IMS databases can have multiple different layouts on the same segment. Before accessing such a segment using SQL these different layouts need to be defined with a DFSMAP/DFSCASE mapping definition, which describes to IMS which layout needs to be u...
about 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 2 Delivered

MQ support when called from subroutine

Please enhance ADDI to support MQ when variables involved in MQ statement are declared and resolved in one program and MQ calls is made from another program
about 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Delivered

CICS Logger problems automatation to dump Logger ASID with CICS

Message DFHLG0772 An error has occurred during MVS logger operation IXGBRWSE START for log stream MVS logger codes: X'00000008', X'0000084A' is received duringa disaster recovery exercise. Dump was sent to z/OS Logger Level 2 for further analysis....
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Need For New Option for RBD SQL Retrieve

Hello, We use RBD tool. In this tool, when we retrieve rows from DB2 table with SQL Retrieve module, we want to change table names to lowercase. There are three option over there but need for new option.
over 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

Allow for jobs with SCHID=0 to be used as input for CA7 Job Triggering Flow

We would like to be able to see the CA7 Job Triggering Flow for jobs that do not have any Schedule IDs, or trace back to jobs that do not have any Schedule IDs. There are a couple of conditions here that cause jobs to not have schedule ids defined...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Delivered

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