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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 support for transaction class in CICS bundles

CICS bundles support resource definitions like urimaps and transactions. This request is to also support a transaction class.
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support source return for code coverage data

Support the return of program source in code coverage data. Currently the returned program has all it's copybooks expanded. This make impossible for adding the code coverage metrics to the corresponding SonarQube dashboard as the sources are unmat...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Debugger 2 Not under consideration

Remote Debug Tool to support AT EXIT and CLEAR AT commands

We use MFI debug and become very accustomed to using the AT ENTRY * and AT EXIT * commands for debugging PL/I programs. We have moved to Rdz and use the remote debug, its great that set entry breakpoints works but not so great that set exit breakp...
almost 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

IMS Gateway server name to link to liberty servername

When using E4D to connect to liberty server (with IMS mobile feature pack), first user provides a Name (label), Host name, and Port number to build a new IMS Gateway server. And then the user continues to build IMS Connection profiles, IMS interac...
almost 9 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / General ES 4 Not under consideration

Problem with z/OS remote search on aliased datasets

When trying to perform a remote z/OS search on an aliased datasets the search results, showed in the "z/OS remote search view", refers to the related dataset and not the alias.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

XML PARSE INTO structure

Exchanging XML request/reply documents between JAVA and COBOL in CICS can leverage well defined xml schemas that can be generated from XML GENERATE sample instances. XML GENERATE works well for Response structure from COBOL to JAVA, but XML PARSE ...
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Add support for function inlining at OPT(0) [Metal C]

The METAL option of the xlc compiler does not support selectively inlining functions without optimizing the rest of the code We would like to be able to use a compiler attribute (such as "__always_inline__" or "_inline") to force inlining of certa...
over 4 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 2 Not under consideration

Data Set Commander Batch Utility EMPTY command additional parameter

System: Product Data Set Commander Batch Utility Author: System programmer needing work around We are in the process of sunsetting a third party vendor product in favor of IBM's Data Set Commander (DSC) Batch Utility which provides the same functi...
over 4 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 2 Not under consideration

5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm high events SIISStore Into the Instruction Stream

5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm high events SIISStore Into the Instruction Stream TS003903912 We running ZOS 2.3 We running 5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm 2.06.00 When we execute job UHSMA110 on sysplex system S2U1 we exceed the guard t...
over 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm 0 Not under consideration

5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm high events SIISStore Into the Instruction Stream case TS003903912

5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm high events SIISStore Into the Instruction Stream Numero del casoTS003903912 Descrizione We running ZOS 2.3 We running 5698-B12 Tiv Advanced Audit DFSMShsm 2.06.00 When we execute job UHSMA110 on sysplex system...
over 4 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm 1 Not under consideration