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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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CICS Policy for Container (Channel) Size

We have a case where Client passes a Channel into CICS that is rather huge - 38,DB7,93Cx bytes. This drives the region short on storage on the GET CONTAINER, impacting other region workload. It would be beneficial to have a CICS Task Storage polic...
10 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Functionality already exists

Provide CSV Extract of collect sensor data/Database metrics/statistics

Provide an extract process to generate a CSV for all the data collected and stored in the ITKB repository so it could be easily loaded into Db2 for analytics, trend analysis, and insights. Also provide DDL generation for the Db2 tables to load to.
over 1 year ago in IMS Tools Base for z/OS / IMS Tools Knowledge Base 2 Future consideration

Add "Toggle Commnet" to REXX editor

In COBOL editor, in SQL editor, in LPEX editor there is an option to mark the line as comment. In REXX editor, there is no such option. It is very common to mark text and comment it. Or to comment a single line by right click and choose "Toggle Co...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Allow Search > Text > File function to be case insensitive

We direct our developers who use the COBOL and JCL edits to the Search > Text > File function when they are looking for an equivalent function to the LPEX Find All action. We occasionally run into issues because the Search > Text > Fil...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Allow the ability to replace Property Groups with Importing

When importing Property Groups, show the conflicting Property Groups unchecked in the list. If the user checks them. Overlay/replace the Property Group. The current scheme of having to delete a conflicting Property Group before being able to impor...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Future consideration

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

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

FTP File Transfer via CICS Explorer

We use ftp file transfer from local pc to z/os environment in daily work and instead of using another product, we want to able to do it via CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Future consideration

Support for SYSIN and ACCEPT during recording and replay

If a COBOL program performs an ACCEPT on SYSIN then its replay fails with an abend U4038. It works if a SYSIN DD is added during replay. In a pipeline build, it will be better if the Dynamic Test Runner could record and replay SYSIN DD like any o...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

add SET SOURCE ON support for remote debug session

A customer tried to debug assembler with mulitple enty points . To stop at the different entry points in the green screen debugger we need to issue the command AT prog1 SET SOURCE ON PROG1 userid.LANGX(prgr2) where prog2 is the CSECT name
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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