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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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Identify copybook location when using Endevor CARMA

The developer needs to know the exact copybook library where a copybook is being displayed from when editing or browsing a Cobol program from Carma (using 'edit with'). The copybook libraries are specified in the Property Group.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Exception Object Enhance

Exception handle is an important mechanism to help programmers debug their programs. Many of the literature books mention the use of this mechanism to increase the quality of the application. Although C11/C14 has no longer recommend the use of the...
over 7 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

Add command for changing retention period for all selected data in one step.

Our customer like to have a command for the change of the retention period of all selected data in one step . Customer will have – when in production – up to 3000 datasets which may be necessary to change the retntion period. Manually this would t...
over 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

PROCOPS - store system IPL data in the product

FI-TS uses PROCOPS to manage z/OS- and zLinux-systems on system z as well as GDPS on some systems. To IPL the non-GDPS z/OS Systems FI-TS uses own files holding the relevant data. This is cumbersome as necessary changes have to be done outside the...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

Enhance CICSPA to support COLLENGTH for TASKCNT on PROFILING report

The amount of transaction volume on our production LPAR causes this field to be displayed with exponential notation usually with an E2 or E3 suffix. For accuracy it is preferred to have a complete number for this field.
over 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Build Server and Panvalet

Support extraction of members from CA Panvalet libraries in the Build Server.
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Show Order in which Job Steps Execute

The JCL specifies a specific order in which the jobs steps execute. It would be useful to see the sequence in the Graphic view..
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

IMS "/MODIFY PREPARE ACBLIB" : transactions modified are refused to enter IMS

Between the "/MODIFY PREPARE ACBLIB" and the "/MODIFY COMMIT", the messages for the transactions related to the PSBs modified by the change are refused to enter IMS (message DFS3470). They ought to be accepted and suspend until the "/MODIFY COMMIT".
about 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer: Remove Rule does not delete it

By removing RULE1 from SPEC1 in CICS Explorer, it just removes its association. There is no option to remove the whole RULE1 (WLM Group/WLM Definition/WLM Transaction Group) from the CPSM repository. a. In the repository, the subject WLM Group/WLM...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

RPP generated cobol program not adhering to cobol standards

RFE opened on behalf of AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, related to RFE https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=103616 initially opened against RTC. Currently at Ameriprise Financial we have RPP v9.1.2 installed. Now the pro...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

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