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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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DCLGEN for the IMS Catalog

We need to be able to generate PL/I definitions/includes with the IMS Catalog as the source and the leading system/basis. It should be possible to integrate that type of generation with the software build process.
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Facilitate use of COBOL records in EXEC SQL multi-row operations.

Given a COBOL record like01 X. 05 Y1 ... 05 Y2 ... ...in a COPYbook which could be used as a target for a SQL FETCH(let's say generated by DB2's DCLGEN), we need a mechanism to define an other record like01 table. 03 X . 05 Y1 occurs 100 times ......
almost 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

iDz 'Debug Configurations' option does not work on JCL that is based on JCL procedures that has more than one step

We have found out that when using ‘Debug Configurations’ option ‘z/OS Batch Application using existing JCL’ we cannot get it working when JCL itself is based on JCL procedures if there are more steps in the JCL.
almost 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Uncaptured wait time for CICS webservices

We are seeing a high uncaptured wait time for webservice attach tasks.This time should be captured and recorded in the CICS SMF 110 Performance class record. An auxtrace has shown that the uncaptured time is spent suspended waiting for resource 'R...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

SYSDEBUG to fully support OPT(2) or OPT(3)

When the PL/I compiler is performing optimization, it has the ability to move statements in the resulting executable. When this happens, the backwards traceability to the actual written source statement is lost. The information is avaiable in the ...
almost 5 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Compiler support for +80 character lines

With the release of the IBM Z Open Editor for Visual Studio Code, more IBM COBOL is edited in an editor not limited by 80 characters.We request an option to the z/OS COBOL compiler, to be able to read COBOL code without a limit of 80 characters.An...
almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Health checker for z/OS Connect Endpoints

Health checker for z/OS Connect Endpoints.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Not under consideration

Provide meaningful error messages for z/OS Connect and API toolkit problems

Currently z/OS Connect provides for a lot of configuration errors, RACF and Unix System Services problems neither an error message in the JES Job Log nor an error message in the messages.log. Often the only way to get an impression of what may be ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 4 Not under consideration

Prompt for a formula field should include field description.

When using the Statistics Alert Definition panel to enter a new alert, the prompt key (PF4) allows you to see and select the field name. After selecting the field, only the field name is added to the panel. It would be nice if the field descriptio...
almost 2 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Webservice should fail on missing required field

Webservice should reject the request if a field, which is marked as required, is not specified on the request.
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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