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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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Include a some kind of message or mechanism to show in the log how many extents the data set has

1. A parm to set from how many extents the message will be recorded in the log;2. Based on parm from the item 1 the message will be triggered to be showed in the log. Example: If I set the parm to 200, and if the data set has 200 extents the messa...
over 7 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Create a global user exit for RESETTIME

Desire a global user exit to be invoked when RESETTIME processing occurs. This would enable our product (TMON/CICS) to adjust its handling of time values to match that of CICS. In particular an outstanding WAIT EXTERNAL could be adjusted to operat...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

ADD direct translation between UTF-16 and UTF-8 for remote debug session

ADD direct translation between UTF-16 and UTF-8 for remote debug session for NATIONAL defined variables
over 7 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

DIAGTRUNC in context with PERFORM VARYING

Missing WARNING when a variable value is exceeded. We just found that using PERFORM a variable overrun is not always handeled in the same way. Example: 05 IND-D PIC 9(2). MOVE +102 TO IND-D IGYPA3228-W High order digit positions in the sender may ...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

CICS PL/I compiler issue

Problem description from Developer: "Error in CICS PL/I compile"DFHDUMMY are a variable that the integrated CICS-preprocessor add to the program source.The declare of DFHDUMMY as STATIC, trigger a warning message in all EXEC CICS statements,where ...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Future consideration

Target program not resolved when DB2 SYSTSIN executes common program with actual program in PARMS generic

We are undertaking a POT for Tesco using their CR (Continuous Replenishment) application. All their DB2 Batch JCL executes DB2 programs by executing common routing program JJ0RUN, passing it the actual program to be executed by the PARMS parameter...
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - WLMSPEC View Currently too easy to create a System Generated Resource Name

Within the current WLMSPEC Detail View it is too easy for a user to accidently create a System Generated Resource Name
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 6 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - WLMSPEC Detail View doesn't represent Actual CPSM Def Names

The Current WLMSPEC Detail view Artifact names do not reflect the Actual CPSM Definitions (ie: WLMSPEC, WLMGROUP, WLMDEF, etc.).
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - WLMSPEC Detail View WLMGROUP Names not visible by default

In the CICS Explorer WLMSPEC Detail View the WLMGROUP Names not visible by default
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Allow system symbols in started task parameters

Please allow system symbols in all parameters for the decision support started tasks.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

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