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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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Cobol Editor: Overwrite block starting at position without marking target area

When inserting a block in Toggle Block Selection Mode while mode "Overwrite" is in effect the copied block should replace a block with same size starting at current position.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

CRUISE Restore BFA tape roll-in should allow read from multiple drives concurrently

The CRUISE Restore tape roll-in should allow tape reads from multiple drives concurrently. CRUISE should have the option to use more than one tape drive concurrently for the BFA tape roll-in phase. The tape drives can be kept stacked with tapes so...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS Event EP Adapter to allow for surrogate checking of context ID for transaction start

Currently, when building an Event EP Adapter to do a transaction start, you can specify to use the default context ID, or hardcode an ID. If you hardcode an ID, no surrogate checking or other security checking is done around one ID starting the tr...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

DL/I Data Access Information Needed in E-3270

In our previous z/OS monitoring tools, we were able to see the DL/I information (using CALL DLI and EXEC DLI) for Batch programs using IMS/DBCTL. This information included the following: 1. All PSBs used, including those for programs invoked via C...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Service Virtualziation support for CTG .NET client

The .NET CTG client does not have the same support for Rational's Service Virtuazliation product as the Java client. This support is needed for customers using the .NET CTG client in their testing and development environment.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 1 Future consideration

Add Archive Dataset name to BJT@BTCH Archive LIST output

System: TOM BJT@BTCH utilityActor: Major Client needs report enhancement BJT@BTCH is batch reporting utility provided with TOM. NASCO needs to use BJT@BTCH reporting utility to LIST archive datasets for specific jobs on specific days. Dataset name...
over 10 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

CESN DFHSNP accepting signon data via CINIT DATA

Allow CESN DFHSNP to receive Signon data via CINIT DATA passed in the VTAM session. Then only present the signon screens if signon cannot be completed.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

cursor position in file plugin PDTOOLS V12

When you enter a file Z / os, the cursor is in position 1, but the plugin is under the cursor is in position 0. Thank you to upgrade the plugin to start the cursor postion 1
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Format-2 Globals data collection enhancement

currently ztpf data collection reports statistics for syncc format-2 globals. requesting this reporting be extended to non-syncc format-2 globals. Please consider making this data available through continuous data collection as well.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

EST Bottom-Up support for unbounded arrays

Generating webservices for the CICS in RDz is done by using the Enterprise Service Tools (EST) features.It supports two different approaches, top-down and bottom-up.The top-down approach is based on a constructed WSDL file and support unbounded ar...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration