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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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Use x'4040404040404040' instead x'0000000000000000' in field JVM SERVER

CICS is initializing and does SYSTEM AUTOINSTALL for LE modules. One second later a PLTPI program deletes some of these modules like, CEEEV000, CEEEV001, CEEEV002, CEEEV007, CEEEV008, CEEEV009, CEEEV012, CEEEV013, CEEEV014, CEEEV015, CEEEV016, CEE...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Support Variable Length Algorithm Strings in a zTPFDF index LREC

Support variable length algorithm strings from 1 to 255 bytes. Employ a hashing method which encompasses an algorithm string up to 255 bytes.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Delivered

Reduce Test Cases

Determine which test cases provides the highest level of coverage.

RESPEC should not always generate a dummy argument

The RESPEC type function should not generate a dummy argument when used in the context described in the use case here below.
over 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Add JSON as a standard supported format for Business Events.

IBM has a non-supported program that does JSON transformation for business events for use in testing business events. Please harden and move this application into the system as part of the official IBM business events application. JSON is a broadl...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Avoir une vision globale de tout le -CP d'un programme (via export)

Avoir la possibilité d'exporter le -cp d'un programme afin de l'avoir dans un fichier EXCEL. Ceci serait particulièrement utile pour les programmes avec des centaines d'appel de macrostructures comme c'est le cas chez ESP.Voir le détail du PMR à l...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

AD should capture the information about dataset flow by z/OS utilities such as IDCAMS

AD should capture the information about dataset flow by z/OS utilities such as IDCAMS

z/OS Explorer - USS enhancements

I would like the properties for USS directories to display this additional information:1. What is the base (z/OS VSAM) file name2. Is the current directory a mount point
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

IBM IMS Transaction Manager Resource Adapter is not opening its TCP/IP sockets for SSL traffic with TCP_NODELAY

We require the option to be able to set tcpnodelay during SSL socket creation by the IMS Connect Adapter.Currently the Adapter only sets the tcpnodelay option for a nonSSL Socket. jar affected: imsico.jarClass: com.ibm.ims.ico.IMSTCPIPAdapterObjec...
over 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 1 Delivered

DFDL API Tuning

Tuning DFDL API to lower CPU utilization. Have a DFDL API that generates XML from binary directly without the need for using infonodes.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered