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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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Need a way of listing available ZOAU Commands (reference list) from USS

ZOAU ibm documentation site has a 'Shell command Reference' section in the ZOAU manual - which is very useful. It would be just as useful to be able to get a "reference list" of available ZOAU commands from USS - instead of needing to open the man...
about 1 year ago in Z Open Automation Utilities 1 Functionality already exists

On demand, embed the contents of members (e.g. control cards or parameters) referenced by a DD statement

When examining JCL, it is often desirable to reference the contents of members which contain options to be processed by a program. This capability would enable JCL Expert to automatically expand the contents of selected members and display them as...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

An options panel

As JCL Expert evolves, additional capabilities will require additional options. A panel (when invoking JCL Expert under ISPF) will provide an easy and flexible interface to specify options and obtain help for them. A complementary ISPF "command" w...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

A JCL (comment) statement that may be used to specify options

Enables specification of options that are specific to a JCL member and static (i.e. always in effect and saved with the member). Example: //*CXPXPERT option=value option=value option=value
about 1 year ago in IBM Z JCL Expert 0 Planned for future release

Improve the loading performance in CICS IA

When loading a huge data array from VSAM affinity files into DB2 database affinity tables, CIUAFFLD job takes long time to be processed.
over 9 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

FCWITHDRAW FORCE option for unreachable devices

GDPS Metro does not allow doing a GEOPARM config which removes devices if they are related to an existing FC relationship. Normal procedure is to remove that relationship using DASD FCWITHDRAW prior to that config. This scripts deletes, both FC re...
over 2 years ago in GDPS 3 Not under consideration

EGLSDK to generate service configuration files in the same way as EGLCMD and Ant scripts

This was previously raise as Case number TS014714157, where it was suggested to raise it as an RFE, for inclusion in the next release. EGLSDK does not generate essential configuration files, needed to call EGL services.1. generate -generateFile Xx...
about 1 year ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Planned for future release

LPEX editor should hilight debug lines depending on setting

Similar to the COBOL editor, LPEX should highlight debug lines (lines with 'D' in column 7) depending on the existence of the 'With Debugging Mode' phrase of Source Computer command.COBOL editor highlights these as active code or as comment lines,...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Single Sign On with Open ID Connect in HACP EE

HACP EE is a web application which offers a zero foot print host accessFor customers who want to access HACP EE using single sign on should be able to do so using OIDC or Open Id Connect. It is a modern standard for exchanging authenticated end us...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

Enhance INITCHECK(STRICT) for different types of used-before-set warnings

Given:INITCHECK(LAX) will issue IGYCB7311-W when a data item is completely uninitialized on all logic paths leading to that statement. INITCHECK(STRICT) will issue IGYCB7311-W when a data item is uninitialized on any logic paths leading to that st...
almost 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration