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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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Implement Code completion for DB2 objects such as tables and column names

Currently the Cobol Editor in IDz v16.x does not provide code completion on DB2 objects. For example: When creating a DB2 select statement within an EXEC SQL code block, it would be nice if the editor was able to provide code completion for DB2 ob...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

zUnit : allow ENTRY statement in BMP programs

When creating/modifying a test case with the dynamic test runner (BZUPLAY), make then ENTRY-statement supported.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Future consideration

Endevor v18 function support in IDz 14.1.5

The new feature for IDz concerns the CARMA bridge interface to Endevor. Endevor release 18 allows for 256 character element names for USS support. The current CARMA interface only allows for 10 characters. The CARMA interface should support the ne...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Future consideration

Add CMT option in the SUSPEND file

Hi When a SUSPEND request is issued from the line command, it is possible to add a comment to the request. When a suspend request id done through a line in the suspend file, we can specify for the resource only the scope and the removal condition....
over 1 year ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

CICS record based channel containers/queues

CICS should support an alternative or enhancement to channel containers that is record based rather than byte based. These would be similar to temporary storage queues, except they would have the same visibility and lifetime rules as any other cha...
almost 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Add Originating Program field to CMF

Add the Originating Program (OPROG) to CMF data, similar to Originating Transaction (OTRAN), Originating ApplID (OAPPLID), etc.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide ability to view and track parameter/data flow across program call boundaries in and ADDI Program Call Graph

Providing this capability will help to better assess program dependencies from a parameter/data perspective in a graphical capacity. This becomes important when assessing how to refactor/segment programs into modular COBOL services where parameter...
9 months ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Delivery Intelligence Extensions 0 Future consideration

provide a COBOL cross-compile environment for Linux on System z target

provide a way to generate program objects that can run under Linux on system z, e.g. by adding compiler option specifying target [operating system=SUSE|RedHat, architecture, addressing environment]
over 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

CICS TCPIP Ports to reset to CLOSE status whenever TCPIP server crashes

The CICS TCPIP Ports needs to automatically reset to CLOSE status whenever TCPIP server crashes.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Solution in IZPCA to provide information based on SMF_121

Hello, Currently I don't see any solution in IZPCA providing information based on SMF_121.Could you please confirm if you have been working in some solution to provide information using SMF_121 or planning something on that? Thank you!
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 3 Future consideration

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