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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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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...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Provide support for ON DEMAND Migration

Currently, product has no support for ON DEMAND MIGRATION. DFSMShsm has a new feature that Advanced Reporting has no support for reporting on. Want to be able to differentiate between on demand, primary or secondary Space management.

Redefined Response Message, z/Os Connect validates each possible data structure issuing GMOMW0005E for every failure

z/Os Connect should not produce messages to the logs when validating the SOR message reply when one of the response message redefines structures is completely valid.
about 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Insufficient display of a nested UP for the external program in all views

If you look at the call graph of a program in which nested subroutine (UP) are implemented, the name of the nested UPs is linked to the outer program name. The assignment of the nested UP with the external program is displayed not only in the grap...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

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...
about 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...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Display and search for artifact names that differ from the program ID

Currently, resources in the client are represented in the artifact using the program ID. A search and analysis based on the program ID enables quick success if the name of the program is used at execution time. If artifact names differ from the pr...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 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
about 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Extend JES filters configuaration for performance configuration

Depending on how a user set up his JES filter there could be a huge cpu usage seen for JMON started task. Think of a JES filter all values set to '*' and / or a regular refresh every 5 seconds.There should be configuration options to reduce perfor...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Not under consideration

Extend JMON for performance configuration

Depending on how a user set up his JES filter there could be a huge cpu usage seen for JMON started task. Think of a JES filter all values set to '*' and / or a regular refresh every 5 seconds.There should be configuration options to reduce perfor...
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Not under consideration