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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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Refactor for PL/I

There are no refactoring for PL/I.Unused variables and dead code would be very usefull.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

The C++ interface for demangling new cxxabi names(generated by xlclang 16.1) are not implemented.

The C++ interface for demangling new cxxabi names(generated by xlclang 16.1) are not implemented. The C++ interface could only demangle old C++ names generated by xlC.
almost 5 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 1 Future consideration

AD compiler to evaluate conditions of Perform loops

TD Bank would like AD compiler to evaluate conditions of Perform loops. They can understand why AD determines the PERFORM D000-PROCESS statement as reachable.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

The ADDI - MFS Source was not picked up as impacted component

TD Bank is trying to use Field expansion report. However, the MFS Source was not picked up as impacted component. Case # TS003122936 has more details.
almost 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

TO IMPROVE FILTERS OF CEDX / CEDF

- CEDX / CEDF with more functions. To improve options like "PF9 : STOP CONDITIONS" allowing STOPPING on specifics EXEC SQLs .... We know that right way to call programs under CICS environment is using EXEC CICS XCTL and EXEC CICS LINK , but we kno...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

More comprehensive error

In the entity creation window, the error message "Select a library" appears that the field to fill is "generation parameter" Could do we see a more coherent error message with the field to complete ? thanks in advance, regards,
almost 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

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almost 5 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

Italian Customer is interested to navigate into APA reports using a Brower as interface.

I visited this week SIA Customer (Leader in Banking Services based in Milan : https://www.sia.eu/Engine/RAServePG.php/P/261610010101/L/1 with branches in Belgian, Dutch, Europe ..). They are very interested to APA and FA, to complete the PD tool s...
almost 10 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Planned for future release

CICS BAC CICS Administration Interface trans ID

Currently there is an ISPF Administration Interface to manage the data sets defineds to a CICS region. It would be nice to have a CICS transaction to invoke the CBAC Administraion functions while logged onto the CICS region.
almost 10 years ago in IBM CICS Batch Application Control / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

field 'wording' in a rubric entity

During a creation or modification of a rubric entity, may enter more than 36 characters in a field 'wording' without being blocked. Will do we" do we have a blockage in the 'wording' field if the limit is reached ?
almost 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration