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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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Change CEOT security so read just displays (no fields changeable)

Would like CICS CEOT transaction to have display only fields (no changeable fields) if read access is given to CEOT and have the changeable fields if update access is given to CEOT.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Option to isolate and end (looping) transactions in the JVM-Environment

We want to have the opportunity to isolate and end looping transactions in the JVM-Environment to avoid risking a JVM-Restart caused by the loop. We want to ensure the availability of the JVM for the rest of the transactions. We dont want to run...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

RBD EGL Debug listener to be launched from IDEs other than VAGEN

IBM developed and EGL Debug Listener with the request of Halkbank. We can do End to End debugging from VAGEN GUI to EGL in RBD and back to VAGEN GUI. We want to have this facility for other IDEs also
over 10 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Inquire and browse Applications in a similar manner to programs.

CICS contains SPI and XPI interfaces to inquire on a particular program as well as browsing through the list of installed program definitions. However, although the same functions for applications are available internally in the same domain, these...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Identify copybook location when using Endevor CARMA

The developer needs to know the exact copybook library where a copybook is being displayed from when editing or browsing a Cobol program from Carma (using 'edit with'). The copybook libraries are specified in the Property Group.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Exception Object Enhance

Exception handle is an important mechanism to help programmers debug their programs. Many of the literature books mention the use of this mechanism to increase the quality of the application. Although C11/C14 has no longer recommend the use of the...
almost 8 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

Compatibility mode option for Cobol compiler

We would like to have a compile option to prevent usage of new compiler functions provided via PTFs. Starting with COBOL V5+ IBM delivers fixes besides with new functions every 2 months. Right now there is no way to prevent users from using thes...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Catering for variable timezones at the CICS region level

We have CICS applications running on a z/OS mainframe that now need to accommodate varying local time differences (i.e. multiple countries & multiple time zones in those countries), including daylight saving, while running on the same z/OS LPA...
about 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Insert User Data to the TAD/Z repository

For regulators, auditors, and many other consumers, we need to marry software usage data with LPAR MSU, license expiration, EOM, EOL data, contractual limitations (e.g. Perpetual license, LPAR based license, ELA, Sub-Capacity License etc...). Like...
over 2 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 3 Future consideration

New type-2 update/query cmd support for LOGSTR

Add command support for the LOGSTR parameter in IMS PROCLIB member DFSYDT.. that is used to specify the behaviour on how IMS will share the NSCP information with RACF. Today it's difficult to verify the content of LOGSTR and the installation can o...
over 2 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Future consideration