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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 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.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Kerberos support for CICS Transaction Gateway on z/OS

kerberos support for the CTG component to provide SSO capabilities
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Authentication for BuildClient/BuildClientConfiguration

Hi Moving BuildClient & BuildClientConfiguration from ADDI server to "normal" windows client is possible but it's not possible then to control access to BuildClient. Wish to add authentication/authorization to BuildClient/BuildClientConfigurat...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

enhance the command IMBRCST to allow complex conditions

Today the command IMBRCST allows or conditions to specify the receivers of the brodcast. In HAO implementations you must define more than one condition to address the users that you want to inform. For example: You have configured a HAO solution w...
over 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 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.
about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Future consideration

Additional functionality required for tagging products using "user defined fields" to be extracted by the Inquisitor

Most companies install IBM and ISV products on a single system in their environment (a product install and maintenance system). Then, using some process, propagate the product(s) on Sysres or program product volumes to other systems. Most companie...
over 11 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 5 Future consideration

HOLDDATA for ADF products - Support FIXCAT and ERRSYSMODS reports

Add and update Enhanced HOLDDATA (http://service.software.ibm.com/holdata/390holddata.html) for all ADF FMIDs.Currently, each product must be checked individually: * Explorer for z/OS - http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27047906#311...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Future consideration

Please add JCL include into explore project tab

The JCL includes are loaded into the AD project, it would be good if it can be viewed in the explore project tab under the resource type drop down list. I'm aware the JCL includes can be viewed in search in files, but I had to only select JCL incl...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Future consideration

TPFUG: Provide z/TPF zMQ API that returns the associated Remote or Local zMQ Name(s) for a specified zMQ Dynamic Queue Name

1. It is necessary to be able to enquire on the z/TPF Resources used by zMQQs associated with z/TPF zEVent processing, particularly z/TPF System Work Blocks (zSWB) usage and zMQDepth. 2. For this to be done all local, remote, aliased, dynamic zMQQ...
almost 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

SQLCODE = -204 when updating System Tables.

When updating the SYSTEM table with Z Decision Support V1.9.0, the screen display was "System tables are updated successfully".However, there was a table space that failed to create, and "SQLCODE = -204" was recorded in DRLOUT. In this case, pleas...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

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