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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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Extend IDz editor for mass editing of Refactor function.

Hello In the IDz refactor option, there is a feature to remove noisy words. It works fine at each component level, but there is a future need to activate this noisy word for mass editing of multiple components at the same time. Please note this is...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

With IDz EST SOAP, allow Copy Books to be added from level >1 and allow Request/Response from different copybooks

With IDz Enterprise Service Tools SOAP bottom up method, allow the Copy Books to be "started" from level >1. Allow different copybooks to be used for Request and Response. This is the primary problem, but there were a few other limitations the ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 1 Not under consideration

Provide software notification of application state changes

Provide a method which enables a software notification whenever the status of an application transitions from one to the other. This would also allow new applications which are being installed for the first time to be dynamically identified. In pa...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Enhancement of the OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause

Enhancemen request for COBOLWhat: Variable-length tables, the Enhancement of OCCURS DEPENDING ON clause In a hybrid application architecture where the client resides on a distrubited platform (Java, .Net, iOS, Android etc) there is a need for Main...
almost 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

IMS CATALOG: ACB populate utility should generate generic PCBNAMEs

The initial load into the IMS CATALOG by ACB populate utility should create generic PCBNAMEs for those PSBS don't have any.Otherwise these PSBs (without label stmt and without any PCBNAMEs for their PCB stmt) can't simply be used and explored by E...
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Moving CICS MRO Connection ECSA storages to above the bar areas

MVS ECSA storage consumptions for CICS V4 are 20 bytes per each MRO session and 1K per connected CICS address space. From CICS version 5, they have been increased to 40 bytes per session and 4K per connected CCIS address space. Limited ECSA size g...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

(CICS)WebServices must be retrievable from the batch

(CICS)Web services must be retrievable from the batch.Reason: In the moment the WebServices from the batch are called with the 'detour' via the CICS. This is cumbersome and too costly. The call must be possible directly in the batch.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Add preference option to suppress or control prompting behavior for multi-selected elements

The following problem description and solution was provided the CARMA developer. ---- Start of problem description ----The way CARMA works is that when you select multiple elements, CARMA will present a dialog for each selection. The IDz Endevor I...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Add XDECLARE/XDCL to declare sth. if it has not been previously declared in the current block.

New RFE separated from RFE 99587, which will be used to deliver XDEFINE onlyhttps://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=99587 Inspired by %XINCLUDE and the support of multiple %DCL of the same named variable in the MA...
almost 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Java Support on API Extensions

Within the JSON format for the API extensibility the resourcetype should be extended so that JavaClass and JavaMethod are available so that coming from Java I can identify calls to host applications and the other way around : If a COBOL / PLI prog...
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

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