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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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Generate JCL support for Non-ILE Assembler Debug/CC

Support to generate JCL for non-ILE assembler programs. Currently IDz has options to use with ILE Assembler , and are missing support for non-ILE Assembler programs. The missing part is minimal just need to add a new proc and configure it in IDz.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Better charts

Hi,we need as soon as possible some better line, column and bar charts like this: http://canvasjs.com/editor/?id=http://canvasjs.com/example/gallery/line/site_traffic/ http://canvasjs.com/editor/?id=http://canvasjs.com/example/gallery/column/oil_r...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Planned for future release

Simplification ACBSHR= parameter setting

Currently, we can specify ACBSHR= parameter in three places. - DFSCGxxx - DFSDFxxx COMMON SERVICE LAYER section - DFSDFxxx FAST PATH sectionThis is a very confusing situation. We want to specify this parameter in one place.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

z/TPF Online Image Compare

An online compare will compare the image that the system is actively running on to a staged image. It compares the actual object text and identifies the differences. Note: the online compare (by the fact that it is an online object compare), will ...
over 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Z/OS Connect DLL version of BAQCSTUB

Currently z/OS Connect V3 does not deliver a DLL version of the BAQCSTUB stub module. As a consequence this stub cannot be called dynamically from a application program compiled with the DLL option
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Add Vietnamese code page to HOD

Please add support for the Vietnamese code page 1130 in HOD
almost 7 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 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...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

ADDI not showing links between Hogan Generic Transactions and Assembler Programs

Transaction Call graphs not showing links between Hogan generic transactions and Assembler Programs.
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Functionality already exists

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...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

CTG must provide support for Muli-Factor Authentication (MFA)

In order to achieve wide-spread adoption of MFA in our mainframe environment, CTG must support MFA. The vast majority of our end-user community uses CTG to perform their day-to-day work. Without CTG support for MFA, MFA adoption will only be avail...
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Planned for future release