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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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Display the dataset where the JCL/Script is acquired.

We currently have multiple source JCL/Script datasets that are linked to WAz. Scheduling is asked to refresh the copy of a JCL/Script in the CP so that it is brought in from a different dataset than normal.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Equal amount of IF / END-IF statements

Would be nice to have in Cobol editor syntax check or in software analysis a feature which calculates IF and END-IF statements. A warning or even error in case of not equal amount of those.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 4 Not under consideration

Support 66 levels in zUnit

66 levels are valid COBOL definitions for working storage and linkage areas, and prevents zUnit from generating test cases for programs containing these.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

JES2 shutdown updated to handle TCP/IP network servers

Currently, network servers are explicitly ignored during SA's JES2 shutdown and DRAINJES processing. This means customers have to code their own shutdown policy definitions. New entries should be made available for this in the Customization Dialog...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Creation a DFHXQxxxI message to monitor the percentage of "lists in use" in a CF Structure.

Hello, We use Temporary Storage Queue in a shared environment.As we noticed messages monitoring the percentage of entries and elements in use, we didn't notice a DFHXQ...I message for monitoring the percentage of lists in use?This request refers t...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Change default for KLSSDCF1-Delete Confirmation panel from delete to cancel.

People put a D by a session in the menu and if they just hit enter on the delete confirmation screen it deletes the session and marks it blocked. It would be nice if the default is changed to cancel then people have to make the choice to delete th...
almost 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

Record Generator not generating DAA-compliant code

Record Generator 3.0.1 does not generate code that would take advantage of the Data Access Accelerator mechanism, even though DAA is true and available to the CobolDatatypeFactory, it generates BigDecimal members. A parameter to control the behavi...
over 4 years ago in Record Generator for Java 5 Future consideration

Non-display of IBM transactions/programs in CICS Explorer & RD/z (SHARE requirement SSCICS12003)

Provide a check box in CICS Explorer that would allow IBM supplied CICS transactions and programs to NOT show in the appropriate tabs. Looking at programs with CICS Explorer and RD/z shows a "wealth" of IBM provided transactions and programs (whic...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

RTMC - Roll up Name Value Pair data into summary groups

This is a request for logical summary groups to be created for RTMC name value pair data. When there are hundreds of values for a name value pair (e.g MsgType) the default dashboards can be overwhelming with too much granular data. We need a highe...
almost 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

IMS OTMA utilization of 64-bit memory for the YTIBs

Each YTIB for an IMS OTMA queued message consumes about 8K of Extended Private Storage from the IMS CTL region. To know how many YTIBs you can afford it depends how much EPVT the IMS CTL region uses at various times. To estimate of how much space ...
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

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