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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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Working with dynamic ip-addresses in CCM

In CCM only a static ip-address (or INADDR_ANY) is allowed; in member CCVXSYSO: ServerIPAddress = nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn. If not an static address (or INADDR_ANY):CCV5401F CCVBDDDI parameter error. CCV9950I Invalid Server IP address (invalid literal)
about 7 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

IMS Admin Tool Enhancement

Administer the IMS Catalog. When a change is made to a PSBGEN, DBDGEN, or ACBGEN through the IMS Admin Tool (or any other DBA-type construction), that change is date and timestamped to indicate when the change was made, but there is no provision m...
about 7 years ago in IMS Administration Tool for z/OS / Product functionality 3 Delivered

CICSTERMP: TranID as a parameter to the -P command

Hi, We've developed some scripts to reproduce the functionalities of the VPS/DRS product used by customer in their zOS environment. To put you in the context: we used the cicstermp command with a script to get the generated file by CICS transactio...
about 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Delivered

.ear / .war files in the Remote system Explorer

The request is to allow .ear / .war files to be able to be manipulated just like the .jar / .zip files in the Remote system Explorer
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Similar function to "COBOL TRAP(OFF)", i.e. PLI_TRAP=OFF needed

COBOL supports the possibility to disable runtime condition handling done by cobol: TRAPTRAP indicates whether COBOL intercepts exceptions....Default is: TRAP(ON)If TRAP(OFF) is in effect, and you do not supply your own trap handler to handle exce...
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 1 Delivered

Allow COBOL program to get invoked after LOGIN

We are currently using a non-standard ICHRIX02 exit and an old, in-house developed assembler program instead of CSGM/CESN.That is done so the users can get this information after login:xxxxxxxxx ITS325 LAST SYSTEM ACCESS 07.30-10/09/17 xxxxxxxxx C...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

Incorrect Icon Shown

Problem description and business impact Using Application Discovery 5.0.1 with special build server patch for USAA Dynamic Calls Attached document has examples from Graphics View. A PL/I program CxxxxxP calls a COBOL program Cxxxx7. Following Cxxx...
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Delivered

Documentation should state that VSAM flatfiles need periodic reorg, and tool should allow for scheduling them.

At minimum, product documentation should state that VSAM flat files need periodic reorg to avoid running out of space, and it would also be very nice if Advanced Backup & Recovery included a utility that would allow users to set an interval fo...
about 7 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 0 Delivered

RFE for IBM COBOL FOR AIX 5.1 SCU: AUTO ADD COMMENTS TO MODIFIED SOURCE CODE

Customer requires that each modified file by SCU, includes a comment line with the modified line, indicating previous line modified.
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

RFE for IBM COBOL FOR AIX 5.1 SCU: AUTO ADD CLOSING END-IF STATEMENT

Customer is requesting that IBM COBOL SCU automatically adds the closing END-IF statement when needed in the source code, based on the fact that IBM Compiler already detects were it is needed.
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

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