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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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Add time and date to IDILTRACE reports

Add time and date to IDILTRACE reports. Requested by customer. When IDITRACE is used within a CICS region, it is difficult to correlate the IDITRACE information to the transaction abend that occurs in CICS.
over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add Dataset Alter support (DSFA) to the File Manager GUI

Customer would like to Add Dataset Alter support (DSFA) to the File Manager GUI. Customer would like to alter the following ds attributes using thegui: MGMTCLAS, STORCLAS, EXPDT
about 8 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

improved plug-in performance when working with large number of fields

Request improved performance when using the FM plug-in to work with records containing a large number of fields. Performance is very slow when scrolling through records which contain 8000+ fields.
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Additional control for checkpoints in FM/IMS

Customer would like additional control over FM/IMS checkpoints and a time out option for FM/IMS sessions.
about 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Display of FM options

Customer would like FM command(s) to display the active FMNxPOPT options. It would also be beneficial to list options in DBG traces for all FM components.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

FM/IMS option to force the use of an IMSLOG

Include an option in FM/IMS that would force a user to create an IMSLOG when using DLI mode and PCB has update intent.
over 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

FM API needs

We need an API interface to set “REDEFINES”. Today I have only found the need to set the LEVEL option in the redefines screen. We did see one case where I had to set the source range: from statement to 1 also.
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Compare of files to do a sort of two files before the compare

Compare of files to do a sort of two files before the compare using IBM PD Tools FIle Manager
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Delivered

Length of DBCS columns on File Manager/DB2

Japanese customer Qubitous is requesting that the current heading length of 20 bytes be expanded up to 30 bytes, so as many as 14 DBCS characters are to be displayed well. This requirement is to both FM/DB and FM/Base of V9R1
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Delivered

FMDB2 Template Report

In order to modify some 170+ existing File Manager DB2 templates, we need a way to print the current template definitions which includes how specifications were made for things like Edit options (changes to displayed column lengths, column heading...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Delivered

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