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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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Putting z/OS Connect Designer docker image onto Docker Hub

Due to company policy, we are only allowed to download docker image from Docker Hub or gcr.io. It will take a very long time and go thru some lengthy processes to get the approval and set-up in place for pulling docker image from IBM Container Reg...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Enhance IMS database Usage using load modules as inputs

In the current IMS database Usage function, it is showing the database's name and the structure of the segments used in a given Cobol program. However, the users run this function with a load module as an input. I would like to see the IMS databas...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 7 Not under consideration

Epilog/IMS Space Warning Parameter required

The Epilog/IMS Datastore filled up without any warning.As requested in the PMR, a WARNING parameter should be implemented in Epilog/IMS, like it is in Epilog/zOS
almost 7 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL V5+ - Possibility to encrypt the source code present in the dwarf section

The TEST(dwarf,source) option stores the source code (not the compilation listing) in the dwarf section. Moreover, it is the source code expanded after resolution of the calls of copybooks which is stored. This is useful for debugging (tracing) o...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL V5+ - TEST(dwarf,source) option violates *CONTROL NOSOURCE directives

When the *CONTROL NOSOURCE / *CONTROL SOURCE directives are used in a source code, the lines present between these two directives are excluded from the compilation listing. However, if the compiler option TEST(dwarf,source) is activated, then the...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Multiple ADDI instance use same SQL Server

We have 2 apps that use ADDI. We would like to use the same SQL Server VM instance for both. How do we setup our DB/instances/configuration to do this?
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Add additional properties to policy rules

Today with z/OS Connect policy files you can only use headers to make a decision on which CICS transaction and connection to use. What we are needing is a way to use the headers and other information such as the API operation, path, method e.g. to...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration

Move CICS LSR Pools above the bar

We would like to see the LSR pools moved above the bar for CICS. This will allow us to allocate more number of buffers which will reduce physical I/O
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS TS and ThreadSafe

Our customer suggested that CICS should have a trap for non threadsafe commands (if it doesn't already have). For instance: if a program issues an OPEN, READ, DISPLAY COBOL command, CICS should abend the transaction and send a ABEND CODE indicatin...
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enable discreet sequence control of bundles installed via platform

When using platform resources in CICS cloud support to also deploy a set of bundles as part of the platform installation, it would be helpful to be able to control the installation sequence of those bundles during installation and enablement of th...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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