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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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Cancel On Page Transition User Exit

Our JSF application architecture defines two types of pages: a) Main pages b) Pop-upsThe architecture requires that main-page bean state be saved in session across invocation of a pop-up, but not when transitioning to another main page. This canno...
about 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 7 Not under consideration

Need easy way to enter some data in hex on expression of breakpoints

When entering data in the EXPRESSION field on the optional parameters panel for a BREAKPOINT I don't have an easy way of entering just one byte of a 20 byte value that is a non displayable hex value. Say I want the expression to be: CARD="ALL CHAR...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 6 Not under consideration

Lotus Domino Integration with EGL

This is for IBM i customers. We have recently had requests from several customers to provide some form of integration between EGL generated applications and Lotus Domino database applications. It may be acceptable to treat the application as a dat...
over 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 Not under consideration

errorClass attribute needed for server-side validation

It would be really nice to be able to specify an errorClass attribute that would be triggered if a field failed a standard JSF validation such as a range clause. It could be a subtag that would check the same field that the h:message tag checks fo...
over 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Not under consideration

DataItem: Add Cobol 88 like symbolic name for the validValues

Hi In order to get an equivalent syntax/semantic of the Cobol level 88 value, it wold be interesting to add a symbolic name to the valdValues of a DataItem. In Cobol, one can haveWORKING STORAGE.01 SEX PIC X(1) VALUE 'M'.88 MALE VALUE 'M'.88 FEMAL...
over 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

IMS master terminal (MTO) as an option

Currently, IMS master terminal operator (MTO) should be configured. If MTO is not connected to IMS, MTO messages are kept in MSGQ, it would cause MSGQ D/S limit reach and IMS down. The customer would like to request to make MTO optional, not man...
12 months ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

The data contained in SMF 38 Subtype 4 command statistics data records should be identical to CMDMON dataspace

The data contained in SMF 38 Subtype 4 command statistics data records should be identical to CMDMON dataspace, i.e., CMDMON DISPLAY command. We would like to use standard SMF reporting tools to identify frequently run code by checking the 'comman...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Not under consideration

[Copy] Enterprise COBOL V6R4 - IGZPROUT - Add "SERVICE" information in report

Hi, IBM Enterprise COBOL V6R4 allows you to produce a report of all subroutines called by dynamic call. We would like the information introduced by the SERVICE compilation option to be included in the IGZPROUT report. This would meet one of our...
over 2 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Update CICS signon program to allow for more than 246 characters so it can display IRS required Warning Banners.

The IRS PUB 1075 regulatory requirements requires a business use statement or warning banner for systems that hold Federal Taxpayer Information (FTI). Here is the warning banner suggestion. https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/warning-banner-mus...
over 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RFE for updating members in build client in chunks

Updating members in build client causing high CPU consumption since choosing the complete project is the only option that we have. Therefore ADDI started task IAYLSTNR starts to consume a lot of CPU (resulting in high MIPS consumption). It would b...
over 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 5 Not under consideration

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