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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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Quick Reference Cards to ease searching for developers and to promote adoption of RDz

Quick Reference Cards are the way for developers to have a large part of the functionality at hand. It gives them the means to find RDz actions fast. An example of a Quick Reference Card can be found for the CICS Explorer. It is attached to this RFE.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 4 Not under consideration

MRO and Threadsafe

Allow threadsafe for remote requests (file control, dpl, etc.) over MRO.
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

IMS Transaction Manager : Output format of DFSILTA0

【Problem】Despite DFSILTA0 output format being changed, it seems there is no guide in the manual.We use IMS V13. (upgrade from V9 to V13 in 2016)Since V10, since the proc result of DFSILTA0 was now outputted in multiple lines, it wasn't possible to...
about 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

Limit on Terminal Error Conditions or transactions run on specific terminal

Limit number of terminal transaction errors and/or number of transactions entered from a single terminal.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

URI MAP Pipeline Scan Install model - web assistant

URI MAP MODEL for the Web Assistant (JSON); pipeline scan, bind file.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Emulator requests color

When in the host emulator we need to have the ability to be able to change colors was we can in windows.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add Keyspec MTYPE To CNMECZFS Command And To CANZLOG Panel

Enhancement to to the CNMECZFS command and to the CANZLOG panel (CNMKCZLG) to permit filtering on the MTYPE/HDRMTYPE field. The Mtype is one of the fields noted in BR LOG, yet there is currently no way to filter on Mtype in either command CNMECZFS...
about 12 years ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

CICS Explorer - Redrive User Logon at MFA Token Expiration

Currently if a user logs on to an LPAR via CICS Explorer (CMCI Connection) he enters an MFA token. If his LPAR connection/session is still active after the MFA Token Expires and the user either refreshes his screen or drives a request for informat...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Is a defect

ADDI - Improve Import IWS Applications with AD Connect

In our test-environment we are currently testing the import of TWS applications into our projects. The performance of this import is very poor. After runstats etc. we see that one query stands out in “Average getpages” (216779,00). Just like the “...
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer support for additional NEWCOPY options under 'Program Operations View'

We need below additional NEWCOPY options added under Program Operations View:1. Last NewCopy Time 2. NEWCOPY Success Count 3. NEWCOPY Fail Count
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration