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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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Add package declaration of entries to allow “non-unique” entry names in different PACKAGEs (including LIKE statement)

Given the simplified Use Case we face the problem that we need to code long entry names to make it unique: 1. We have a customer package with the name YCDSGET with a getBalance function to return the overall balance (sum as decimal float) of the g...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

copy query result into SQL script

in RDz, Data perspective, developer writes a SQL script cntaining for example a WHERE clause like WHERE aField = 'abc' and wants to copy 'abc' from the result of a query run previously. This result appears in the window SQL Result where two button...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

IMS Explorer should interface with RDz RSE Remote System Explorer

When using IMS Explorer, if no z/OS FTP server is available, the way to import / export IMS resources is to go through the local environment. In case a RDz RSE connection is available, it should be great that IMS Explorer should be able to use tha...
almost 12 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 2 Not under consideration

Calling a webservice from java generated EGL on WAS throws webservice runtime exception

Calling a webservice from java generated EGL on WAS throws webservice runtime exception
almost 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Remove Intrapartition dataset Cap limit in CICS

Post Upgrade to CICS TS 5.5, Forces Intrapartition Dataset to CAP to 2GB and throw a WTOR to which it needs a response to. This Prevents CICS Regions from coming up until a response is replied or a auto response is enabled for the WTOR thus requir...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add RULES(NOLAXFILEIO)

We want to avoid I/O-errors and -problems with the standard that user-defined files have to be explicitly opened before and closed after processing but not system-defined files: Therefore we would like to get a new RULES suboption such as [NO]LAXF...
almost 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

SASC/C++ Compiler Migration to XL C/C++

Below SASC/C++ functions are not available in XL C/C++ for RUV product. Could you please provide this functionality? S No. Function/ Parameters Description1 abort abnormally terminate execution2 access test for the existence and access privileges ...
almost 4 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 3 Not under consideration

For ADDI to have SQL Server Identity user's password change allowed via some sort of externally-accessible API

To support company's goal (GM) to be compliant for automatic password rotation (no manual change) for all tools. Request to have a change made to AD to allow us to be able to update some file or other resource to update the password for the SQL Id...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

CMCI / CICS Explorer MASQRYER support similar to WUI capabilites

When the explorer issues a request that has issues because one or more of the systems within the scope does not reply back within the timeout period, CMCI and the CICS Explorer will provide the information from the MAQRYER records for naming the n...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

SASC/C++ Compiler Migration to XL C/C++

Below SASC/C++ functions are not available in XL C/C++ for RUV product. Could you please provide this functionality? S No. Function/ Parameters Description1 abort abnormally terminate execution2 access test for the existence and access privileges ...
almost 4 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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