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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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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

Expanded capabilities for using variables.properties in CICS

CICS Explorer should permit and support the ability to substitute values from an included variables.properties file in a bundle into any/every element that can be packaged therein, including text format files such as jvmprofiles.
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Enhance constant propagation

The optimizer should take advantage of constantness of variables and propagate their values into generated instructions.
about 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

Enhance compiler optimizer

The compiler should generate more efficient code for testing bitfields when the bits tested are located in the same byte.
about 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

CICS Event Consumer (formerly support pac CA1Y) should be included with CICS

I believe that the CICS Event Consumer package (formerly the CA1Y support pac) that can be obtained from GITHUB at this URLhttps://github.com/cicsdev/cics-event-consumerShould be included with and shipped with CICS/TS, perhaps in *.SDFHSAMP.
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Not under consideration

Option to isolate and end (looping) transactions in the JVM-Environment

We want to have the opportunity to isolate and end looping transactions in the JVM-Environment to avoid risking a JVM-Restart caused by the loop. We want to ensure the availability of the JVM for the rest of the transactions. We dont want to run...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add additional Filter for capacity in File Manager option 3.5

Add device model to selection criteria for option 3.5 as follows: File Manager Display VTOCCommand ===> blank Display data set list P Print data set list V Display VTOC list PV Print VTOC list PC Print VTOC and data set listEnter one or more of...
almost 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

IBM AD Audit service is not added as a Windows service

IBM AD Audit service is stand alone service that has to be started each time manually from the command line after server is re-started. This Audit service needs to be implemented into 'Windows Services' in order to be able set the automatic start.
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Compatibility mode option for Cobol compiler

We would like to have a compile option to prevent usage of new compiler functions provided via PTFs. Starting with COBOL V5+ IBM delivers fixes besides with new functions every 2 months. Right now there is no way to prevent users from using thes...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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