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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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FA Eclipse: Display program name of Events in Outline

Hi IBM, please add the name of the events program (or load module) within the Event Details outline view. Currently you see only Event 1, Event 2 etc.. which is not very helpful. Maybe this option could become a config-item within the preferences ...
over 3 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

Builtin function returning the main program name

Similarly to the existing built-in functions PROCEDURENAME and PACKAGENAME, we would like to be able to retrieve the name of the main program from any statically or dynamically called routine in the call chain.
about 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Add "user named code page" support in API toolkit

I submit this RFE on behalf of Mega Bank per customer request. The client's requirement is to add customized code page support in API toolkit.
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Platform/Application DB2 Schema

To make the handling of data in a cloud environment more flexible and easy, we would like to have the possibility to add a DB2 Schema to a application and/or to a platform. I hope Schema is the right context here, but I am not realy a DB2 expert. ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Allow margins to be ignored when comparing remote files

When comparing two remote files margins should be ignored.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

I would like to see the ability within z/OSMF (for zLDA policies) to be able to print a policy from 1 lpar or all lpars, such that the report would detail all the record types that this/these zLDA policies are collecting and sending to Splunk.

Citi management are now asking for policy details of exactly what records the zLDA policies are collecting and forwarding to Splunk. As a large site Citi has in excess of 170+ lpars spread geographically. Being able to collate reports on what lpar...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 2 Delivered

Request to IBM to secure all Toolkit to TPF Connections

TPF Toolkit is using unsecured protocols to communicate with z/TPF. Specifically FTP. We are requesting that this protocol be changed to Secure FTP.
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Delivered

Support JMS within CICS

Currently, only MQ-Java-Classes are supported in CICS. Support of JMS is a requirement to port applications from WAS to CICS.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Assembler Macro expansion feature

We are told that IBM is working on a Macro expansion feature and that this will be available in a future AD release.We do not have any visibility of this future release so we are raising a RFE to track. AD works fine with assembler INCLUDES but no...

Flowcharts and complexity reports based on Control-M scheduling definitions

The manuals on Application Discovery mention Control-M data can be loaded. But today, Application Discovery does not have Control-M support in graphs, flowcharts or complexity reports. For our batch cycles we want to have flowcharts to see our job...