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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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DB2 statements not directly with commit

At SQL scripts to attack DB2, we need something to just see the affected rows, or to preview the results of an update/delete/insert statement but not directly commiting the data, as at the Spufi, with some option to check in order to have this pre...
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Under review

Autoconnect preference by remote system

In Windows - Preferences - Remote Systems, the "Connect automatically on startup" property would be useful if we could choose which remote system we want to auto-connect, not all connections. It is useful to avoid logging into ALL connections in c...
7 months ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Allow ODBM synchronous data capture using third party exits

Today we are using the Precisely SQD product for IMS data capture replication. It captures changes and writes them to its own log stream (Synchronously, no IMS log records), then processes them after that (Asynchronously). They get control at the ...
about 1 year ago in IMS Database Manager / Open Access DB 1 Future consideration

Apply Service Interface File properties on copybook import

Provide a mechanism in the zCEE API Toolkit so that during creation of a service project, after a copybook has been imported in the Service Interface Editor, there is an option to have the API toolkit lookup a supplied file that contains old name ...
over 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

deadlock detection across both IMS and DB2

Create a configurable mechanism for detecting and terminating deadlocks across IMS and DB2.
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 2 Not under consideration

Test connection in CICS TG with only SSL

In CICS TG Explorer plugin, the Test connection currently uses the TCP connection as default. We don't have any option to tick the SSL option.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Prevent needless retry processing in CPSM when a route fails to a clone region

This is a resubmit of RFE 17942. If a request routed by CPSM fails, CICS will retry the request to each AOR in the distribution list. This usually triggers our automation alerts and now with pen-testing, we have the potential for a high volume of ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Allow non-SMS datasets in a LIBRARY definiton

Relax the restriction that non-SMS datasets must only be specified via DFHRPL, and hence allow non-SMS datasets to be used in a LIBRARY definition.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6+ - Disable RULES controls locally

Hi, The RULES compilation option allows to perform compile-time checks on the proper use of data formats. We have activated the RULES compilation option to educate our developers on the proper use of data formats, and we are satisfied with it. How...
about 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Future consideration

Allow multiple applications to create association data

Would like to have the capability for multiple applications to add data to the CICS association data. This could be in the form of a name value pair. This would allow multiple applications or monitors to flow data without interfering with each oth...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration