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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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z/OS Connect EE - Support for HMAC Signature generation

Identification/Authentication for Client end points posting RESTful API requests are predominantly utilizing HMAC signature. So, z/OS Connect EE API requester capability to be enhanced with HMAC signature generation for dynamic no. of elements sen...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Combine COBOL outline view and preprocessor integration

The COBOL outline view is based on the content of the editor and not on the changes made by the preprocessor integration. That results in a very confusing and long outline view when (for example) the DIVISION statements are generated by the prepro...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Secured Move Overlapping

Sometimes it may be necessary to shift data within a structure.Example:- Insert / remove an item in a sorted memory table.- Insert / replace / remove a substring in a string.For this we can define a more or less complex and CPU expensive algorithm...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 9 Not under consideration

CBAC SYSIN format enhancement

Please enhance the CBAC to allow the SYSIN continuity character at any column instead of fixed at 72? similar to IDCAMS SYSIN.format
over 9 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

QCF should show Commit Mode and Synchlvl information within the message prefix

VTS is a large user of APPC and OTMA transaction, they would like to be able to see Commit Mode and Synchlvl information within the message prefix . This will allow them to understand what are the specific setting of APPC and OTMA messages (from a...
over 9 years ago in IMS Queue Control Facility for z/OS / Product functionality 2 Future consideration

CICS and SQL host variables should be added to COBOL cross reference.

The XREF listing produced by the compiler omits unreferenced SQL or CICS variables. In this example, BARREC RECLEN and CICSRESP are not in the listing file's cross reference map.EXEC CICS REWRITE FILE(FILE-NAME) FROM(BARREC) LENGTH(RECLEN) RESP(CI...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

data set concatenation on remote z/os file search

The Remote z/OS File search should act similar as ISRSUPC in ISPF/SCLM and get an option to search concatenated (like in SCLM). When multiple Data Set Names are specified in the Remote z/OS File Search dialog, please add an option (checkbox) to re...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 1 Not under consideration

CICS Transaction Server Gateway

CICS TS Gateway provides Average Response time in its returned Gateway statistics for the interval or the day. We need total response time, so that we can elicit the statistics on whatever interval we choose and be able to derive the average respo...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 3 Future consideration

External BPE Trace to support SMS MGMTCLAS

IMS Connect External BPE trace supports the SMS STORCLAS parameter but not the MGMTCLAS parameter.
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

KBKM command to accept INITPARM values

Currently a KBKM START command will ignore the CBKCMNDS parameters specified on the SIT INITPARM. This can result in significant negative impact to the use of the product.
over 9 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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