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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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add a simulation mode during image deployment

add a simulation mode during the image deployment in order to have the list of deployed volumes
almost 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 3 Not under consideration

Tranclass Timeout

Add a mechanism to timeout transactions waiting on Tranclass. The timeout value needs to be a parm that the customer can set.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Add support for EVALUATE numeric-dataitem WHEN IS POSITIVE / WHEN IS NEGATIVE / WHEN IS ZERO / END-EVALUATE

The EVALUATE statement does not support SIGN CONDITION. EVALUATE numeric-DataItemWHEN IS POSITIVE[...]WHEN IS NEGATIVE[...]WHEN IS ZEROEND-EVALUATE raise a compilation error. This instruction must be written: EVALUATE TRUEWHEN numeric-DataItem >...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Provide update to ZCEE request and response payloads in interceptors

Provide update access to the request and response payloads within an interceptor module. This is to provide simple support for encryption / decryption, tokenization, and other security functions. The data would be decrypted by the pre-invoke metho...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Not under consideration

IMS Connect Recorder Trace on port number level

Provide the possibility to start an IMS Connect Recorder Trace for a specific port id.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Restore previous API status after z/OS Connect restart

When restarting z/OS Connect it starts every API which has been deployed to it not matter if it was started or stopped before the shutdown. We would like z/OS Connect to restore the status an API had before the shutdown.
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Asktime should set a properly formatted COMP-3 in EIBTIME

Copied from the following APAR: (sorry for the all caps)APAR= PN08959 SER= PIN=566540301-817 IN INCORROUT EIBTIME FIELD HAS INCORRECT SIGN AFTER ASKTIME. STAT= CLOSED DOC FESN6540301- CTID= HU0414 ISEV= 4 SB91/10/23 RC91/10/24 CL91/11/18 PD91/11/2...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Thread Safety for PL/I programs with CICS IA

For PL/I programs compiled with RENT option, CICS IA cannot correctly attribute the EXEC CICS commands to the actual program. In fact, CICS IA attributes all EXEC CICS commands to program CEEEV003. This limitation should be relieved.
over 7 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add sysdebug support to IDz 14 standard mode

IDz V14 standard mode does not use SYSDEBUG file - only Listing . SYSDEBUG file is used by LE too so its definitely created where a listing is not always created
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

override signout notification for CARMA/CA Endevor pannels

when working on a CA endeavor Element using Carma , the developer can indicate "override signout" to override another user signout on that element. this can be used to view or edit an element. How ever the override option is "remembered" by the cl...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

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