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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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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

Automatic clear out old PROG and TRAN errors from the STATS file.

SA automation creates error entries in the SA STATS files for IMS and CICS transaction and program entries. These entries never get cleared out, so the STATS file can slowly grow over time. As programs and transactions can change over time (partic...
over 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future 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

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

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

Show previous line of code when the AT CHANGE or watch breakpoint is encountered

When a watch breakpoint or AT CHANGE breakpoint is triggered, the debugger depicts the next statement in a program. Customers have asked to show the previous statement in this scenario. Statements may not be contiguous. For example, consider a wat...
about 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Display SMFID in E3270UI instead of or next to LPARNAME

In the Enhanced 3270 UI, provide the SMFID next to or instead of the LPARNAME in panels like KOBSTART,KM5LPRO3 and KM5TOPC, .
over 12 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

Better handling of errors in squential terminal input

If a CICS region experiences a problem reading the input for a sequential terminal at start up, it issues various error messages and then terminates citing a failure starting the AP domain. This seems a rather drastic error for an error related to...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Display DS8K port speeds in MEGATON XE For Storage

OMEGAMON XE For Storage should display configured port speeds as part of the information provided in the TotalStorage support for DS8K. When trying to determine cause and resolution for performance issues it would be good for clients to be able to...
over 8 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON AI for Storage / Product functionality 1 Not under consideration

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