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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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Instream temporary file names in Callgraph are unclear

To track this future enhancement, L3 support has asked for an RFE to be raised asking for improvement to the display of temporary datasets so it does not show strange names such as EZ_SYSIN_2613 for temporary datasets.
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

A new rule to RULES(NOLAXPERF)

When indexing into strings, there should be a warning when not using optimal variables for the index variables.
almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

TOS Gui: add ability to save and restore sessions and screen locations.

Everytime a user opens the TOS Gui, they have to open and arrange all of their desired sessions. This is time consuming and repetitive, especially in a 7x24 environment when tpf operators start their shift. Enhance the TOS Gui to be able to save o...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 1 Future consideration

COBOL Level 88 Occurances

If a level 88 COBOL variable is selected in the editor, the Occurrences functionality does not extend to the data element declared with the level 88.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

APG desired availability NONE

We require a new Desired Available setting for APGs of 'NONE' - i.e. the group doesn't have a 'Desired Available' value and would use the 'worst' status of its members as its Compound and Observed status's. This would mean the group could be ACTIV...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Ability to define a start and stop priority of High, Med or Low for APLs linked to a Pacing Gate.

For example if we have 53 tasks, WASA01 – WASA15, WASB01 – WASB22 and WASC01 – WASC16 linked to system 9S04, we would like the ability to define a Pacing Gate, set the Start limit to 4, but also have the ability to assign a priority such as High, ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Plug gaps in Authority Group security

Authority Group is the element by which jobs submitted by IZWS have their security scope described. It is also used to ensure that users cannot update or submit applications that use Authority Groups outside their sphere of responsibility. Occurre...
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Separation of UserLogs (Generic Data Streams) from Z System Data

After working with User Log files with the ZCDP/ZLDA product, we've come to the opinion that these Application USER LOGS (Generic streams) would be better managed if hosted separately from the standard Z-based infrastructure data stream feeds proc...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Operational Log and Data Analytics 1 Future consideration

IDz tool. Enterprise Service Tools.New Web Services for CICS Project wizard. Import Source Files. Remote... Browse For File in MVS Files.. Select a File window.

Currently when using this wizard and on this window ALL copybooks with a copybook library are displayed for selection. Please change the Browse For File window to use the same "Short List of elements" functionality like in the regular Remote Syste...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer 1 Future consideration

Kerberos support for CICS Transaction Gateway on z/OS

kerberos support for the CTG component to provide SSO capabilities
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

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