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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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cross analysis on java projects from analyze client (AD Projects)

Analyzes over several Java AD projects as well as Java / Cobol AD ​​projects are currently not possible. A large number of analysis queries have to be started on individual Java AD projects and then the results have to be summarized manually. This...

Additional Java analysis functions

Currently analysis can only be started on a Java AD project in Explore View. In contrast to this, in the Navigator View on eclipse projects, files, source folders and Java class analyzes can be started.Regardless of the view, only the call graph c...

Grouping of eclipse projects from a workspace to an AD project

With a grouping of all eclipse projects within a workspace to an AD project, the display of the AD projects in the Explorer View becomes more manageable and analyzes of related eclipse projects is much easier.Use of analysis options, which are oth...

HOD 655 error for VT display session during report generation for 5 minutes or more

we cannot use HOD to perform our Business-related functions due to reverting back to the logon screen when generating reports.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Planned for future release

RDz v9 JCL notify features enhancment

The JCL notification message is too easy to miss as it will disappeared once users click on Editor windows. It should be a windows pop up.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow storage of 88-Level Metadata in IMS Catalog

We are attempting to use the IMS Catalog to replace the functionality of our data dictionary. With the current database structure, we would be able to implement almost all of the needed functions except for keeping track of our 88-levels for field...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

CTCz Timestamp data on Status panel

On "Cloud Dataset Display" panel (Panel#CUZ$CDSN), Timestamp data is from UTC.Would you change this timestamp data as the local time?
almost 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Tape Connector for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Expiration Time (new features)

We have started using Expiration Time in our environment. But as it is known Expiration Time only runs for primary transactions. This means half of our overall daily transactions. Also for our subsidiaries we have a separate Plex where almost 100%...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

Better Support of WMQ-Applications

Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
almost 5 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Multiple user-exit for IBM Debugger when multiple debugger versions/OS exists on zos

Every time a new zos release is installed on the mainframe a new user exit has to be linked.The same is if there exists multiple releases of the debugger in zos.We have different zos-releases in different lpars and also testing new releases of the...
almost 5 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration