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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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Work Load Manager

Dear Sirs.We, from Serasa in Brasil, are happy users of the WLM z/OS component.In this very moment, we are trying to filter a set of CICS business transactions using the characteristics, as defined at CICS subsystem Classification Rules. By severa...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Ctg request during normal shutdown

As stated in the pmr If a new request reaches from client to CICS TG during the time between start and end of CICS TG shutdown then client will get ERROR_WORK_WAS_REFUSED.We suggest that, in a multiple ctgs environmentrunning on different Lpars an...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Delivered

Unwanted Remote System Details view activation on connection

When the JES subsystem connects, the Remote System Details view is automatically activated and focused. Please make it an option so that we can disable this unwanted behavior.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Possibility to have RNL=No as CICS SIT parameter for System ENQ

Customer KMD A-S, BALLERUPCENTR asked me to open the RFE on his behalf.He is requesting that the global ENQ is routed on certan LPAR only, to avoid unnecessary traffic going to plex, consuming unnessasary resources. and possible increasing respons...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

CICS Explorer upgrade currently a Pre-Req for a CICS Upgrade

Currently a CICS Explorer Upgrade is a Pre-Req for a CICS Upgrade. We would like it if CICS Upgrades did not include this pre-req, and for the CICS Explorer Release to not be directly tied to the CICS Release
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

RDz Code Checker - continuous log streaming

The Output Logfile will be created at the end after the scan. So when an error occurs while scanning no output at all will be produced. Therefore a continouos log stream must be in place which delivers information even if the scan has been aborted...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

RDz Code Checker - realtime Scan information

While scanning a huge amount of programs, there is no status of the current scan available (e.g. "75% scanned" or "Module 237 of 789 scanning") A real-time information of the current scan activity would be helpful, also with a hint of total and re...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Show function level of new continuous delivery in listing and documentation

We would like to have the modification level used to show the function level, based on the latest continuous delivery but independent from any other build (from other PTFs): - Put in a change to make the current V5.2 compiler say V5.R2.M1 (instead...
almost 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Delivered

Thai Language supports on IDz Eclipse.

Thai characters in dataset and JCL cannot display under z/OS Project Perspective.We could not find code page IBM-838
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

New Functions for RDz' Menu Manager

we need new functions for RDz' menu manager, so we can provide more comfortable functions for our developers without writing plugins oder using the sclm perspective.The functions are: - ?openfileafter, a member which is modified by a REXX procedur...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered