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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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Missing options in CICS Explorer for System Dump Codes

CICS/TS 5.4 upwards have options DSPLIST (Data Space List) and JOBLIST (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSGMCP_5.4.0/reference/commands-spi/dfha8_setsysdumpcode.html) which have also been added to the CICSPlex SM base table (https://www.ibm.com/docs/e...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

CRTE to re-drive logon Screen

When we have SEC=YES and XTRAN=YES in CICS regions, when we jump between regions using CRTE, CICS doesn't give a logon screen but it expects us to use CESN manually and long-on. It would be helpful if CICS can drive the logon screen if it expects ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

License activation without user interaction

We are defining the ADDI installation procedure as an automated task, so it can be executed as automatically by a pipeline to provision a new server. The license activation requires a human interaction and can therefore not be automated
almost 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Build needs to support Db2 Stored Procedures

Need to be able to input stored procedures into a Project
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Add CMAS Ready for workload in Plex startup message

Add a message akin to "CMAS <this CMAS> is ready for requests for <CICS Plex>" that can be used for when a CMAS initialization of a plex is complete.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Push to client support is needed for "local" z/OS project property groups

We are looking into introducing a “modern” toolchain including IDz – git – IBM DBB... and are now working with a POC.If the POC is successful it could in the future replace our existing “toolchain” that completely resides on z/OS.When we work with...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Ability to debug EGL web services running on WAS

Currently it is not possible to debug an EGL web service which is running on a WAS. The only possible way to debug such a service is to write a (small) client which calls that service anddebug it that way. In that way you are however not testing t...
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Not under consideration

SSL(ATTLSAWARE) support for PROTOCOL(IPIC) in TCPIPSERVICE

To replace the SNA connections to IPIC with external companies (different sysplexes) and secure them, we need to implement SSL.AT-TLS can save CPU, but SSL(ATTLSWARE) for TCPIPSERVICE is only available to PROTOCOL(HTTP).We request to provide SSL(A...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Longer Message/User Data CODE 'Value Returned'

The Value Returned from Messages/User Data CODE entry is currently 30 characters. This function would have been really useful but this isn't enough characters for the data we need. Can this field be expanded. Maybe to 159 to match the User data le...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Enhance File Manager SET command to LIST, SAVE, RESTORE, EXPORT, and DELETE File Manager variables

The File Manager SET function is used to change various File Manager options that affect the processing of other File Manager functions. It can RESET the options, which sets them all to the current defaults as defined in the File Manager options t...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration