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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 a Built-in Function to Invoke the SVC99 Service to the PL/I Compiler

Access to the SVC99 service from PL/I is lacking and must currently be done via a call to an intermediate assembler program. Can a built-in function to access the SVC99 service be added to the compiler?
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enhance COBOL Save Actions for Copybooks

Have a look at the Save Actions page for the COBOL editor: Under "Copybook Files" there are only 2 options (whitespace / format). This suggests, only these 2 options are configurable for copybooks. In reality also all settings under "Source Files"...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

CHANGEMAN BASELINE NEEDS TO SUPPORT DIVERSE FILE TYPES

Customer (Public Bank Berhad), running Application Discovery 5.1.0.5 has CHANGEMAN Baseline that contain various types of z/OS source files: Cobol, Assembler, etc. Currently, the build client cannot separate elements of Baseline into the Applicati...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Option in IA to use applid or region id in Explorer integration queries.

In CICS IA the data is collected against the CICS APPLID and that is correct. Currently the integration from CICS Explorer to CICS IA uses the applid. It would be good if CICS IA could provide an option setting to use region name or applid in the ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Export in Search View

In Remote Search View you can export the result to a file and there are columns showing information about found members.The same functionality would be nice for a loacal file search where the result view is very simpel. No columns and no export.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Enhance error messages

When there is a problem with a command in CICS Explorer, only the RESP and RESP2 codes are displayed.I would like to get the extended error message display shown in CICS Explorer.-------------------------------The extended error message display is...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Extend CICS applications as web services in TXSeries

Currently COMMAREA handling for inbound SOAP webservices in TXseries is limited to equally-sized request/response structues only.
almost 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Should allow "Newcopy" for programs installed in a bundle

CICS should permit the same forms of newcopy operations for programs that have been installed via an bundle as are permitted for programs that have been installed via CSD, BAS, or EXEC CICS CREATE.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Add Ability to Display Erroneously Available File Addresses

Currently, there is no function available to create a list of erroneously available addresses for analysis. We would like to see another option for ZRECP DISPLAY similar to the lost address display - like ZRECP DISPLAY ERRON FA ID-PR MAX-10. The d...
almost 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

AD Support for Systematics Core Banking Software

The Systematics Core Banking Solution offers end-to-end solutions for architecture, customer information (Relationship Manager), deposits (IMPACS & Savings Time), lending (Advanced Lending Solution Servicing Manager), and financial and managem...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

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