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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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HLASM ADCON Type for Weak External Reference

HLASM would provide a new ADCON type (e.g. W or WV) that would generate an address constant containing a weak external reference to a symbol in another module to be linked with the module containing the W ADCON reference. This new ADCON type would...
over 3 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 4 Not under consideration

Need additional error message for failed Btachrep Delete

Running a Batchrep job that specified a series of remove commands gave no messages at all for each command until an invalid use of a generic value with the next command then reporting it had failed because of a previous error. REMOVE PROGDEF NAME(...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Future consideration

Find Unreachable Variables using RDz

Enhance RDz to find dead or unreachable variables in a COBOL or PL/I file. Usually when I get asked this question, I reply with the ?identify unreachable code' option available in COBOL and hopefully soon in PL/I, but that doesn't get very far. Wh...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

PTF Ordering Authorisation for z D&T products

We have multiple business partners who does not own the real z H/W, but own z D&T. They need to develop multiple versions or releases of their product based on various z/OS system components. But the PTF level of z D&T library can't be con...
about 7 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration

ICH408I in the SPOC job instead of in the IMSOM started task

Security exceptions for SPOC should appear as close to the action that caused the exception as possible. For example, a batch job with PGM=CSLUSPOC should include the ICH408I message in the batch job.
almost 11 years ago in IMS System Services / Common Service Layer 1 Not under consideration

MODIFY SEND command should work for DBCS code pages.

MODIFY SEND command should work for DBCS code pages.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 1 Not under consideration

dynamic distribution of CICS-to-Java workload across the CICS regions Liberty JVM servers

A CICS link to a Java class uses the CICS program definition (PPT) to direct the request to the appropriate Liberty server. The program definition was either dynamically created by the @CICSProgram annotation in the Java class or predefined by an ...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

AD Alanlyze Client for Apple Mac

Need to have a version of the Analyze Client for use with Apple Mac devices.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

As a WA user, I would like to have an option to open a program call graph from a program file's node menu

From the Fiducia rep:- Clicking on menu doesn't allow to open a call graph, only view properties in Source File graph view- Will need design for this option flow (see number 4 in the list found in the attached subsequent restrictions due double ar...
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Wazi Analyze 4 Not under consideration

Mise en place de contr?les sur entit?s overrid?es

RPP permet de cr?er des entit?s overrid?es (en particulier des rubriques et des segments) comme dans Pacbase. La diff?rence est que ces entit?s peuvent ?tre cr??es dans les sous ou super-biblioth?ques et qu'il n'y a pas de contr?le sur ces entit?s...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration