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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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Cluster Mode - IzODA

I would like Spark on z to be sysplex compliant as is MOST Software on system z. • We expect IzODA to use multiple workers (executors) on multiple lpars with one master node • if the master node goes down, IzODA will automatically reassign Spark M...
about 4 years ago in IBM Z Platform for Apache Spark 1 Future consideration

Allow specification of xsi:schemaLocation on NAMESPACE for XML Generate.

In order to correctly validate a generated xml we are required to specify the xsi:schemaLocation for the used namespace. The current implementation of XML Generate allows to specify a namespace, but it does not allow for specification of a schemaL...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Future consideration

Automatically Unlock keyboard and Reset X SYSTEM

Add functionality to automatically unlock keyboard and reset X SYSTEM. Utilizing this will decrease the number of times users will need to manually reset their host emulator when navigating some applications.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

zOS PT - Enable console commands to be submitted via REXX script for zCEE Workflows

We would like the zOSPT - zOS Connect workflows to be updated to allow usage of REXX scripts to submit console commands. The CICS workflows have the option to use REXX or API-EMCS to submit console commands. We'd like to see both of these same opt...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Provisioning Toolkit / Workflow 1 Future consideration

3270 emulation in Developer for z systems cannot connect due to different HCE and RSED connections with both valid certificat

the 3270 Emulation in devloper for z Systems refuses the SSL connectivity, if the HCE Emulation Connection connects to a different Server than the configured RSED connectivity. Although both Connections do have valid certificates. The failure is, ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Enhance the CICS design to access SMSVSAM in parallel.

We'd like to propose the following CICS design changes:1) Have a completely separate TCB or a pool of TCBs to process only the QUIESCE and UNQUIESCE SEND and RECEIVE elements. This TCB or pool of TCBs should never be used for OPEN and CLOSE reques...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

ZDT Webtools server Export/Import Images

We request a new enhancement :Ability to export an image localized on a Webtool Server (web1) to another WebTool Server( WEB2).This request is motivated by : - The need to secure our images on multiple Server.- Several problem encounters during mi...
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

XML Generate not aware of CDATA section, was: case numer TS004007239

Handling of Data within a CDATA Section when generating XML is incorrect. The COBOL compiler starts to escape characters within a CDATA section when that section contains (valid) XML. According to the official XML standards, it should NOT modify A...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

support z/oS symbols in CL/supersession to maintain one runtime environmnt for several LPARS

to make the runtime environment available for LPAR specifics and not creating for each LPAR its own environment it would be more than useful to use the z/OS symbols in the Runtime datasets for setup Applications, terminals.
over 8 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Open Declaration (F3) für Db2 objects

After selecting a Db2-object and choosing "Open Declaration" from the context menu or hitting F3, the edit location should move to the declaration of the Db2-object in the Cobol-source. (Analogous to F3 when positioned on a variable)
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

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