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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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Configurable limit on TPF MongoDB Responses

The ability to configure an upper limit to the size of a response returned by the TPF MongoDB server. The administrator should have the ability to set 3 different limits.1) A system wide limit2) A table specific limit3) A user account limit.
over 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

RDz remote preprocessor - cannot view declaration for variables within the mouse over code for generated statements.

Would be nice to be able to look at (mouse over) the declarations for variables within the mouse over area of the flagged preprocessor statements. ie. as we can for variables within the input source itself. We can already see declarations for copy...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

RDz Remote Preprocessor not flagging some lines generated by Netron CAP Processor

We have configured the RDz remote preprocessor to execute a Netron COBOL preprocessor on the host...via REXX. The process seems to work OK for most Netron source but for some cases, many of the lines are incorrectly identified as preprocessor stat...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Programs call graph do not show calls to SQL / Database modules from a Hogan COBOL programs

Programs call graph do not show calls to SQL / Database modules from a Hogan COBOL programs. Per initial analysis from DXC and IBM SME, calls that are coded through multi-level PERFORMs are not currently supported in ADDI and required addition cha...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Support for run-time elements in dynamically called program names

The following situation is pervasive across the Tesco Continuous Replenishment application. Program JL0F30 has a call to JL0F40 using the following variable: 03 JLF40-PROGRAM-NAME PIC X(8) VALUE "JL F40". (Note the embedded space in the program na...
over 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 5 Not under consideration

Having the compiler points out invalid move

During the COBOL 6 migration we encounter several cases where some invalid data are moved into numeric edited decimal data. Eg: 01 W-PIC9-1 PIC 9.01 W-PIC9-2 PIC 9. MOVE 'à' TO W-PIC9-1[...]IF W-PIC-9-1 = W-PIC9-2[...]Could supply you with the rea...
over 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Is a defect

HATS

When generating a new terminal session to IBM i using HATS, we use wildcards ("=") in the device name (instead of the system generic "Q'''" device names) We have however discovered that if we use two or more wildcards in device name, devices are n...
over 11 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 5 Not under consideration

choosing different splunk hec endpoints

We are in need to choose/use another splunk hec endpoint which is impossible at the moment.We do need at least use the splunk hec raw endpoint for sending data which need to be processed in splunk before they are entering the splunk index.e.g. com...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 2 Future consideration

SuperC read Panvalet

Please add support for reading Panvalet to SUPERC.
over 7 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 2 Not under consideration

Add TPFDF function details to macro trace in a post processed dump

TPFDF calls appear in dump macro trace as an ENTRC to a UA** assembler program, the reader must then consult the TPFDF programs for details of the actual function.Could this information be included in the macro trace on the same line as the ENTRC?...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 5 Future consideration