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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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SYSRESVIEW equivalent in CICS Explorer

We need an equivalent of SYSRESVIEW in WUI for CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

Logical grouping of z/os Connect server nodes into Tiers

Allow zCEE servers to be logically grouped into Tiers on AppD dashboards rather than single node per Tier - the same as for CICS regions.
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Allow CL/Supersesson to use fully qualifier VTAM APPL names

I would like to define VTAM applications on my Supersession menus to use the fully qualified name if needed if name conflicts can't be resolved.
over 5 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Support for Cobol Report Writer statements

Cobol Report Writer statements are not being parsed in ADDI. This is impacting the results when needing to check where variables are used. The variables used in report writer report is not shown as being used in the where used
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Record Generator for Java open source request

After opening a case to try to get documentation, none was found.
about 4 years ago in Record Generator for Java 0 Future consideration

Enhance IRLM to detect cross-subsystem deadlocks

Today the Internal Resource Lock Manager (IRLM) of IMS is not able to communicate with the IRLM of DB2. This causes cross-subsystem deadlock situations not to be detected and not to be resolved. Because such cross-subsystem deadlocks could not be ...
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Not under consideration

Eliminate the key limitation for CF Data Tables

CICS limits the key length to 16bytes for CF Data Tables. This limits many of our files(read only kind) not eligible for CFDT. We like IBM to eliminate the key length limitation for the CFDT.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

ZUnit: Filter option for displaying fields in the Test Case Editor

In the Test Case Editor, all fields defined in the program and/or in the Copybook are displayed. Both the referenced and the unused fields are presented, which leads to the fact that with a compatible extension of Copybooks (and thus to a multipli...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to convert subfields in SDF to IDz BMS maps

Customer is currently working on conversion of maps from SDF to IDz BMS maps editor.Using IDz BMS Map Editor, subfields do not import over to IDz. IDz does not currently support subfields.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz: Setting .hce defaults before the file is created

We run RDz using a virtual server that all users start their instances of RDz from. When a user creates a new connection the emulator defaults to use unsecure telnet on port 23 and these settings are saved in the workspace .hce file. We'd like an ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

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