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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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Support for content assist for host variables in EXEC SQL statements

I am opening this RFE on behalf of Danske Bank. Currently, there is no content assist for host variables within the context of an EXEC SQL statement in the PL/I source.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

HoD 5250 Telnet TLS-SSL

Sessions is set manually for Telnet-TLS connections. This need to be made by server centrally configuration.
over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Is a defect

DEDB ALTER REPLRAND - no change to randomizer name

We can replace an active DEDB database randomizer while the DEDB database remains accessible online by using the REPLRAND function of the DEDB alter utility. Current support of this function requires users to change RMNAME parameter on the DBD, DB...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Add suboption DUMP where suboption ABD/MSG exists

Some compilation options give the choice between abandoning the program (ABD), or simply sending a message (MSG) in the event of a problem. We would like an suboption to be added to produce a dump (of the enclave), without stopping the execution o...
over 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS command needed to verify "SHARED" storage addresses

A need to validate a "SHARED" storage address currently forces us to verify the address using SM domain's SCA and SCE control blocks. Our goal is to eliminate the needed to chase Storage control block SCE chains to validate a SHARED storage addres...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Application Performance analyser (APA) - Cross region and cross LPAR ability for CICS transactions

A CICS transaction can execute across multiple regions in the same LPAR or in other LPARs. It would make analysis more complete if all of the performance data including CICS, DBMS(s) and file accesses etc could be shown for a single transaction re...
over 9 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Perform optimizations based on __attribute__((__malloc__))

Currently, __attribute__((__malloc__)) does not work as documented in the compiler docs. The documentation infers that the compiler performs certain optimizations when using __malloc__ attribute. However, it appears that the compiler simply tolera...
over 9 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration

CREATE A NEW CPSM USERID/SIGNON AFFINITY TYPE.

We found that affinity USERID/SIGNON in a trangroup has a limitation: if an AOR fails and has to be restarted, this type of affinity will not allow the signed on user to route another transaction to the this AOR.'EYUWR003W -The affinity AOR APPLID...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Move EPCB and CSAPSB Pool above the 64-bit bar

Mizuho-bank is now designing new account system and experiencing ECSA shortage.The main contributing factors are EPCB and CSAPSB pools, despite the efforts of IMS technical team to shrink each PSB size (cutting off the DBPCBs) and reduce IFP regio...
over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

Program Control Flow does not work

Program Control Flow does not work.We have a Program Control Flow Error : CRRZJ0002E The view cannot be opened because the program cannot be parsed or parsing has not completed. The development team recognize that RDz could wait for the parsing to...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration