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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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CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" needs extending

CICS Explorer view "CMAS Details" only shows a single CMAS based on which one is selected in the CMAS Explorer view. Having to select each CMAS in turn to view or perform actions against is time consuming.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Cobol - New Reserved Words to reduce hard coding

My suggestion is Cobol should have two new reserved words containing the currently executing Section / Paragraph name i.e. CURRENT-SECTION / CURRENT-PARAGRAPH (both would have an implicit picture clause X(30). Typically this would be useful in err...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

Manual resolution for COBOL programs when there are multiple PDS members having the same name in the COBOL source as PROGRAM-ID

For an ordinary COBOL compiler in z/OS, there can be mismatch between member name in the PDS and program name (PROGRAM-ID name) in the source. Like in our case we have have 4 programs that are:PDS member name is PROG1 and PROGRAM-ID name PROG0PDS ...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

zHSC needs Package Option to not Lock Socket on zHSC Send and not Correlate zHSC Reply

z/TPF High Speed Connector (zHSC) needs API Options that do not Lock the TCP/IP Socket that the zHSC Message is being sent on as well as not expect a zHSC Reply on that socket that needs to be Correlated.
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Message in CTL region indicating that 64-bit log buffers have successfylly been enabled.

After the 64-bit log buffers (BUFSTOR=64) have been enabled there should be a message written in the CTL region indicating that the buffer has successfully been enabled in a similar way that is done for the FPBP64.It would be beneficial if the val...
over 8 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

(TPFUG/Visa) Utility required to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a given compiler version or earlier

As part of compiler migration work we have to identify code loaded to TPF that was built with a version of the compiler that is no longer guaranteed to be compatible with a new compiler online execution environment. E.g. the GCC 7 execution enviro...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

ZUnit doesn't support status file variables

when we create a test case for a program who manipulates files, the file status variables are not imported inside the input output variables
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

HoD files processed before they are full generated

Greetings, The files from HoD are processed via Docpath before all the information was store in the files by HoD. Please, make sure only files .spl with the full information are in the destination folder.
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

Option to select levels other than 01 as the service interface

z/OS Connect API Toolkit~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~When importing Service copybooks with multiple data structures, provide support for structures that start at levels higher than 01. Example:We have copybooks containing multiple data structures which, wit...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

image file transfer through z/OS Connect inbound scenario

I submit this RFE on behalf of JIM (Jabatan Imigrisen Malaysia) per customer request. JIM have requirement on image file transfer through z/OS Connect with inbound processing.
about 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration