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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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JSON PARSE error handling offset needed

Cobol Developer coding the JSON parsing and associated Error Handling For JSON PARSE statement, when a condition occurs (JSON-CODE > 0 or JSON-STATUS > 0) then expose the offset where the condition occurred. Make the offset available to the ...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Compare the test cases/entries in zUnit test case editor

Compares the test contents of two or more test cases defined in zUnit.For example, we would like to compare the test cases with the test cases that we want to implement based on a single test case, such as a last successful test case.Users can cho...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Debug: Monitor expression support for multiline statements

Currently you can only monitor expressions (COBOL), that are in one single line. Please allow the debugger in Eclipse to monitor expressions on multi-line statements as well. For more information please have a look at the case TS005731864
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

z/OS Connect EE summary earliest record attribute

Display date & time of the earliest detail record (API Request) on a Summary row in Enhanced 3270UI.
over 3 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON AI for JVM 1 Not under consideration

Rescheduling limitation of IMS deadlocked transactions

When an IMS transaction has a deadlock, it abends with an abend code U0777. The input message is placed back at the top of the message queue and the program is reschedulled. If the deadlock situation is repeated, the input message can get requeued...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to parameter specific TimeOut by API

Now, ZCEE provides a asyncRequestTimeout parameter which allows to limit the request time for all the API in the server. However, it would be useful to be able to manage exception on an API basis.
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

API to Return RACF Custom Fields

In addition to the RFE ID: 82049 for RACF. Capability similar to the EXEC CICS ADDRESS ACEE API to view a signed on user's additional RACF details from the segments that are defined to that Userid most specially the RACF Custom Fields that are def...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Provide workspace to see transaction summary activity for whole CICSPlex in one screen

In very large institutions it's hard for people to see a enterprise-wide view of what is happening in CICS and the whole CICSplex. We are asking for a summary screen / workspace much like the FIND ACTIVE workspace, but with summary data as I will ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

PIF Request/Modify for CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval

CSR (Current Plan Special Resource) Interval should be able to be changed through PIF.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

CPSM cmd to Activate/Quiesce a target Region only in a specific WLMSPEC.

I use following cmd to Activate or Quiesce some target Regions in a specific "wlmspecx" WLMSPEC: EXEC CPSM PERFORM OBJECT("WLMAWAOR") PARM("WORKLOAD(wlmspecx).") CRITERIA("AOR=cicsaorx") ACTION("ACTIVATE/QUIESCE") .....Some of this target Regions ...
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration