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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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Modify EXEC CICS INQUIRE FEATURETOGGLE to show the source of the toggle

Update the INQUIRE FEATURETOGGLE to provide information on where the toggle value was specified. It should also indicate default values. Perhaps something like PATH(xxxxxx).
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

IMS Catalog add support to JDBC drivers to support sub fields in tooling access for FEDERATED/VIRTUALIZED access

The customer imports COBOL copybooks into IMS Enterprise Suite for Developers for use in SQL queries. 01 root-level 03 can-query1 char(1) 03 cannot-query, 05 cannot-query1 char(1) 05 cannot-query2 char(2) 03 can-query2 pic'999'. As imported, the c...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Delivered

API Mapping editor - make query parameters optional

Allow GET operations for multiple resources by specifying the query parameters, but they have to be optional, for example if your service allows to get up to 40 accounts, you specify/accounts?id1&id2&id3&id4&id5&id6...&id40...
about 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Need an exit point at package define time.

Need a pre and post processing exit at package DEFINE time. Currently, only these package processing exit points are provided:ApproveBackout DisapproveImportInstallMigrateNewcopyReadyUnready.
about 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

V6.1 compiler warning if literal ILBOABN0 found

According to the v6.1 migration guide: The ILBOABN0 interface for requesting an ABEND in a COBOL environment is not supported for programs compiled with Enterprise COBOL V5 or V6... To prevent application continuing to use ILBOABN0, compiler to is...
about 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Add an IMS transaction filter (transaction and IMSID) when setting an IMS Isolation debugging session in IDz

When you try to setup an IMS Isolation transaction debugging session in IDz, the product load every transaction available. This load take lots of time when you have a lots of transaction. The product/APi should offer the same fonctionnality as the...
about 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

RETRIEVE several components with an single CCID and COMMENT

My Sofware Change Manager is ENDEVOR.I can't "RETRIEVE" several components with an single CCID and COMMENT, entered once and for all. "ADD" several components is also problematic (see RFE 25748).
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Improved usability for data set commander batch wizard - choosing utility for the end user

When using the option to copy, the user sees the following utilities1 COPY copy members from one or more partitioned libraries 2 COPYMOD copy program object members with reblocking 3 COPYGRP copy member groups (primary and aliases) from one librar...
about 4 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 4 Delivered

Improve usability for the DSC Batch Wizard

Improve usability by adding Field level help and creation of undefined datasets and validation of existing datasets
about 4 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Delivered

Allocate sequential file modeling a VSAM file

In the ISPF panels I am trying to allocate a sequential file, modeling a VSAM file. I am going in thru <Utilities><Create>. On the Data set/path name, I key my sequential file name. For Like data set, I key the vsam file to model. For ...
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

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