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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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Schedule information missing for Time triggered jobs in "CA-7 Job Triggering Flow"

In "CA-7 Job Triggering Flow" chart, the time trigger schedule information for jobs in CA7. please provide this feature as time trigger schedule is a key capability widely used in batch schedule
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Batch Software Analyzer for PL/I always gives 0 results where as RDz software analyzer gives results on the same

Hi,We are in the process of implementing Batch software analyzer for COBOL and PL/I developers when they want to check the health checks of their code.We got the RDz in host upgraded to V9.5.0 and tried running the batch software analyzer on the s...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Batch tooling for working with CICS resource definitions stored as zFS bundles.

A batch utility capable of working with resources definitions stored as bundles in zFS and providing functions similar to those provided by DFHCSDUP for CSD is needed.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS should provide a utility to aid in migrating resource definitions between different repository types, i.e. CSD/BAS/zFS

Please provide tooling to facilitate migrating resource definitions back and forth between all of the various repositories: currently CSD/BAS/zFS bundles.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Macro for online overrides automatic generated code

When code is generated, the Function (in this caseF20ZA) seems like is doing nothing when in fact it is overriding the validation of the element.
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Provide an option to prevent wait for HRECALL of migrated file ressources

In our test and development systems rarely-used VSAM data sets are often migrated by DFHSM.When CICS opens a migrated dataset, it performs a dynalloc, which waits for the completion of of the HRECALL. The dynalloc runs under control of the resourc...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

GetHostByName call blocks the SO domain TCB, preventing any socket work from running for the duration of the call.

GetHostByName call blocks the SO domain TCB, prevent any socket work from running for the duration of the call. The default timeout of 30 seconds means that we have hung up CICS sockets work for at least 30 seconds. We've reduced the timeout to 3 ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

suppressChangeEvent on DojoCheckBox and other Dojo-fields

RBD9.5 introduced a property suppressChangeEvent on DojoTextField. This was very useful since we were now able to eliminate a lot of code that would simulate this working when set to true. However, this property seemed to be implemented on text-ba...
over 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 1 Planned for future release

KAFKA Consumer

Citi z/TPF group has recently received a request to support KAFKA as a consumer. We are actively investigating the possibilities. One staff member was able to get a quick proof of concept working for this very quickly (One day). We are asking IBM ...
about 4 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

START TRANSID, with DATE parameter option

Ability to issue a EXEC CICS START TRANSID with DATE option.
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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