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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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AT CHANGE breakpoint for Cobol varying length variables

Following PMR 71818,003,756, we were given a solution which requires the developer to "code" the followingeach time he wishes to create a breakpoint: AT CHANGE EZ-LENGTH PERFORM CLEAR AT CHANGE EZ-VARYING-LENGTH ; AT CHANGE EZ-VARYING-LENGTH ; GO ...
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

zos connect swagger copy past for request body support

We tried to copy past the request body from the z/os connect eclipse swagger gui. Was not possible, as you can not do a copy past on the request structure.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

[z/OS Explorer][z/OS Connect]API Definition ? manual enter standard HTTP header field and cannot specify field ?description.

Can z/OS Explorer tool provide an import function for HTTP header fields definition, so that we need not to enter the fields manually for each API ?   There is no way to enter the description of HTTP header field.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Delivered

Add ONOPERATOR built-in function returning the compare operand of ASSERT COMPARE

In addition to ONACTUAL and ONEXPECTED we miss an ONOPERAND built-in function returning the optional compare operator of ASSERT COMPARE.
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

IDz Debugger to permit LDD ALL for Cobol programs

All our existing Cobol compilations are done with OPT(FULL) and NOTEST. In order to debug with IDz Debugger we need to issue "LDD *****" for each program for which we wanted it to use LANGX to find the source listings. This makes the process very ...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

In the EZA soket listener, the username provided in the user data area should be used to run the requested transaction

The transaction is executing with the default cics user authority
over 4 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Delivered

Statement support in filter setting of all analysis

The identical statement support in the filter settings as in the variable usage analysis should also be available for the following:• Include Usage• Dataset Usage in Programs• IMS/DB Logical Usage• IMS/DB Usage• MQueue Usage• SQL Table Field Usage...

CICS Unix created files - control permissions and owner allocation

Allow the configuration of CICS to include the ability to control the Unix file permissions, owner, and file size before the file allocation occurs.In our system, the CICS region ID and users are in a separate RACF security group. Since the CICS s...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Deploy & Undeploy z/OS Connect EE APIs without the need for Liberty recycles

We need the ability to dynamically deploy new and changed APIs without a recycle of the Liberty Server, as is required today .
almost 9 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered

Do not use the name in CICS program used in the WSDL

Do not use the name in CICS program used in the WSDL
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 5 Delivered