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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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Cross-processor Short Term Pool Return & Pool Directory Update

Allow short term pool directories to be updated by any processor in a z/TPF loosely-coupled complex to prevent lost short term pool and accelerated re-dispensing of pool causing improper re-use of pool currently in use by another LNIATA AAA.
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

need pushtoclient to export multiple RSE connections from the same host

RSE connections to the same push to client primary hostname are not exported with push to client export wizard. This restriction is documented on the RDz 9.1.1 Infocenter: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_9.1.1/com.ibm.etools.z...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Move "Identify Unreachable Code" from Source Menu iItem to the Refractor menu item

Context Menu in COBOL Editor, Identify Unreachable Code in the Source Mune Item should go to the Refractor menu item where Remove Noise Words and identify Noise words is.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Using IBM Record Generator off Z/OS system with UTF-8 encoding support

Record Generator only supports EBCDIC encoding. I need it to support UTF-8 off z/OS platform.
over 6 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 3 Future consideration

Request for IMS Replication and IMS to support logically /virtual related DBDs

IMS Replication Mainframe to Mainframe and IMS 1. Some logically related DBDs will not accept/allow Exits to be added on specific segments2. IMS Replication requires that each segment be augmented for replication to occur3. Need to find a permanen...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

RPP 9.5.1 Date computing, date comparison micropatterns and lowercase

Lower case letter operands are not recognized for dates micropatterns (*!DAD, *!DCD, *!DCF etc….)
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Threadsafe START and CANCEL commands

START and CANCEL commands are not threadsafe, and if run under OTE, would result in TCB switching to take place whenever these commands are encountered. These switches adversely effect the performance of the application.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS EXPLORER Colouring background of views

As discussed in several talks with IBM , we would like to have the CICS Explorer views backgrounds coloured in the following manner : Give each view of the CICS Explorer its own Background Colour depending on its function : CICS Operation function...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CPSM: Perioddef should include selection of weekdays

When defining a CPSM perioddef for RTA- or WLM-def. in WUI or in Batch, it would be very helpful, to have the possibility of selecting not only the time from/to but also the days from monday to sunday. Especially on saturday and sunday we don't wa...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

API to set markers on user entity fields and show them on entity editor

Some user entities are quite complex and require advanced consistency rules. Coherence rules exist at the meta entity level, but are not always enough.We are able to define our own control through a plugin. it is possible to set a marker on the en...
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

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