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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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URI MAP Pipeline Scan Install model - web assistant

URI MAP MODEL for the Web Assistant (JSON); pipeline scan, bind file.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Remove requirement for compile before moving modules from zD&T to production

Currently the zD&T license agreement specifies that a final compile (build) must be done on the actual z System prior to putting a module in to the Production environment. We want the ability to move load modules from our dev/test environments...
about 7 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL V6+ - Declaring multiple conditional compilation variables on the same >>DEFINE directive

Hi, We have developed COPYBOOKs which adapt to the context according to the conditional compilation variables. Before referring to the COPYBOOK, we declare a number of variables that give this context. Today, you have to create as many lines con...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Not under consideration

BNPP - Usage - Library Variant and MAF extractions

MAF extractions should take into account the usage and the library variant according to the rule implemented today in PACBASE.
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Add features for viewing the CICS debug profiles file

Right now, the only way to check what profiles are defined, is through DTCN's PF7. This displays the entire file, two entries at a time, scrolling two forward and three backwards. No filters (not even "just the active profiles"), no option to skip...
about 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Forms, form fields and attributes to be passed as arguments for sub functions

Forms, form fields and attributes to be passed as arguments for sub functions. Example:red string = "red";setColor(field, red);... function setColor(field formField, color string) set field color;end
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 Not under consideration

MRO and Threadsafe

Allow threadsafe for remote requests (file control, dpl, etc.) over MRO.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Field Usage Report Enhancement

When we generated specific “Field usage report” for CHESS field CDE-EE-SEX-EERT, we were able to obtain smaller report of 62 pages. This report publishes the meta-data (such as line numbers & source name) and shows us a hint about statement be...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Combine 12x BJT SOA rows into a 1x BJT SOA row

This request concerns the 12 rows added to BJTSOA for each archive. The continual addition of these rows and the insert activity visible via Query Monitor show the CPU requirement and I/O to use 12 rows to describe 12 attributes. Our request shoul...
over 2 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

COBOL Editor ignores Propertygroup

I have COBOL code in a file on a remote system and the exact same code in a local file. When I open the remote file the propertygroup (and especially the preprocessor extension) is used, when I open the local file it is not. The features of the ed...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

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