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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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Job Notification enhancements

RDz developers have been waiting for years for a job completion notification. It was encouraging to see some movement on this request in v9.1.1. However, the passive nature of the notification is disappointing. MF developers are used to getting a ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Unique execution identifier for a rexx with a start and end message

IBM OMEGACENTER Gateway generate for every event a unique execution identifier so called match id which is stored and accessible in a match variable. Every output or action that is generated by this user rexx will be logged with this unique number...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Implement dynamic-capacity tables

Implement dynamic-capacity tables as defined by the COBOL 2014 standard (INCITS/ISO/IEC 1989:2014 [2014]).
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Not under consideration

Implement: 01 var1 LIKE var2.

Often variables are defined in copybooks or DCLGEN copybooks. There are times when the definition in that copybook changes slightly and it would be nice if a developer could simply rely on the compiler to use the picture of the copybook variable a...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Future consideration

Provide simulator that shows what actions SA would perform during an shutdown and IPL

Provide simulator that shows what actions SA would perform during an IPL and shutdown, e.g. the sequence of the shutdown and start-up commands based on the defined relationships.
about 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

make CPSM routing module EYU9XLOP threadsafe

Please make the dynamic routing module EYU9XLOP threadsafe.
about 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

TCPIP Session identification

Problem: When a TCP/IP session is established with a CICS region there is nothing in any of the CICS logs to indicate that this has happened. There are messages generated when an error occurs during session establishment (such as DFHWB0732) but no...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

CICS ASYNC API - USERID option for RUN TRANSID

The request is to add 'USERID' option to 'RUN TRANSID' CICS async API command to be able to start the child transaction in a different security profile.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

JSON PARSE – Conversion / Differentiation of NULL values

NULL values in PATCH method (how does Java actually differentiate?) When using the http request method PATCH it is necessary to distinguish whether a field was omitted or whether a null value was sent. A construct similar to the JSON PARSE conv...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Cobol JSON PARSE - Keep unparsed JSON Structures/Fields

It should be possible to store everything that is attached under a JSON object that you specify in an Xer field. For example, if I get a list of orders that I then have to pass on to subprograms, I would like to be able to parse {"topic": "xy", "o...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration