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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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New column in the Command Flow view

Provide a column in the Command Flow view that shows TCB CPU time for the execution of a command. This would show the difference between the CMD_TCB_CPUTIME_BEFORE and CMD_TCB_CPUTIME_AFTER fields.
over 7 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 2 Delivered

RPP precondition : Prevent unresolved design references

RPP precondition : Prevent unresolved design references No problem when a new data element and segment which contains this data element are distributed together. But when the new data element has been already distributed, the segment with this new...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

RDZ/IDZ IBMCAC java.security needed and CA plug in to work

RFE to add IBMCAC security provider to RDz/IDZ/z/os Explorer works for RDz but not for the CA plugin that Wells Fargo is using.The original requirement was to ensure RDz would work with their certificate. The security provider used with RDz IBM JD...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Ajout fonction "localiser" dans la vue explorateur de designs dans RPP

Ajout d'une fonction « localiser » dans la vue « explorateur de designs » dans RPP
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

TRUNCATION of QNAMEs to QUEUEs occurs silently for INQUIRE TSQUEUE [NEXT] / missing Error-Code INVREQ RESP2 values: 2

TRUNCATION of QNAMEs to QUEUEs occurs silently for INQUIRE TSQUEUE [NEXT], hence whenever QNAMEs are used there is a possibility of processing the wrong TSQ afterwards (eg DELETEQ) WRITEQ QUEUE('12345678') ...WRITEQ QNAME('1234567890123456') ...IN...
over 7 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 0 Delivered

Integrate File Manager DB2 with Fault Analyzer

When analyzing the abend/dump using FaultAnalyzer/DB2, FM/DB2 cannot be directly invoked from FaultAnalyzer Panel to view/edit the corresponding DB2 table.
over 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

In Fault Analyzer provide JCL exec parm value passed from JCL to program

When debugging batch abend, there is no PARMs passed from JCL displayed.
over 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

XML parsing functions to keep trace name of calling application program

The ZDECB display often shows ECBs executing in programs CXAP and CB2B for XML parsing which is a major consumer of CPU cycles on our system.This RFE is to use the PNAMC feature in CXAP and CB2B to preserve the calling application name in the trac...
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Delivered

Supporting Traditional Chinese in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence

Supporting Tradition Chinese in using Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence . There's some descriptions and condition code using Tradition Chinese in Taiwan's environment .Also in CICS BMS/Cobol have lots of contents using Chinese and cu...

z/OS Connect EE WTO error messages

I would like to have the error messages encountered in the z/OS Connect EE logs written to a location where the can be captured and used as a WTO that can be automated into a system action
over 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Delivered