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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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load Business Rules from external source

We want to load business rules from an external source and have ADI preform the initial linking to code source using the names/terms/keywords in the loaded Business rule. We would also like ADI to identify whether the code was link through the aut...

Add Business rule discovery support for ASM/PLI

We need Business rule discovery for (at least) Assembler

IBM Debug: Better handling for SET TEST ERROR

When Remote Debugging in IDz, imagine, you use the default setting TEST(ALL) and your source is running a loop, where a Warning like IGZxxxxW (cause of compile option NUMCHECK) occurs - a popup with the Warning message and the selection Run/Examin...
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Personal Communication iASP enable for file Transfer

Enable to access iASP when using File transfer(Send & Receive) option within Personal Communication. I also open TS006404568
over 3 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Planned for future release

Allow job Group handling in IDz (not only single jobs but groups of jobs)

Job Handlind in JES currently allows single job handling only, no job groups.Would be helpful to also use job groups like in TSO/ispf. Current situation: In IDz "Remote Systems -> JES" cancelling a job group fails. Doing the same in TSO/ispf it...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 1 Future consideration

Enterprise COBOL - Introduce equivalent of conditional compilation in management of compilation options in SYSOPTF

Hi, Managing compilation options can be complex due to the multiplicity of contexts: batch, cics, db2, static call, dynamic call, etc. This complexity is increased when several versions of the IBM Enterprise COBOL compiler must coexist with opt...
about 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Looking for Multi-Factor Authentication support for SAIOM

I have accounts I support that are looking for SAIOM to support MFA, as some of the regulations/restrictions they are required to adhere to require MFA.
about 2 years ago in Tivoli System Automation for Integrated Operations Management (SA IOM) 0 Future consideration

Enhance the sum() builtin function and add two siblings

The SUM builtin function is a very useful feature of PL/I. However, unlike many other builtin functions it does not accept structures as argument.
over 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

URIMAP and restfull api

When running RESTFUL API it will be nice if it is possible to run different tran names for the same URI based on the method GET/POST and so onso some users are only able to see datat but not update them we are using liberty in CICS
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Creation of a QUIET parameter in Supersession

Create a Quiet parameter in Supersession that creates fewer messages that are logged into the TLVLOG for normal circumstances. Currently the logging of messages is considerable, and most are unnecessary unless trying to PD a problem. There is curr...
over 5 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration