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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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PL/1 Pointer support creating CICS Business Events

The Customer has been running a PoC for creating CICS Business Events to be emitted to IBM Business Monitor. Unfortunately the customer is using pointers in their Commarea instead of data, so building the Events using CICS Explorer does not work. ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Payload string values that are too long cause Web Service and API runtime errors

CICS requires a maximum length to be specified (implicitly or explicitly) for all string fields in Web Services and APIs. However, interfacing systems often don't have max length restrictions on strings (especially if they are not mainframe-based ...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

modify the MSDB-to-DEDB Conversion utility (DBFUCDB0)

hi would like to know if you can modify the utility to correctly report the record count for databases with more than 32K database records because larger record counts cause it to wrap and/or be interpreted as a negative binary number. it would be...
almost 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Is a defect

Support application bundles

There are more and more application in ICBC. They required whether we can provide a bundle feature like CICS TS. Then they can install their application using one package. It should be easier to managed. This feature can work with web admin single...
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

HRECALL PDS automatically when using CTRL + F

execute CTRL + F on PDS. PDS is migrated. RDz never returns anything... no error message, no PDS members... nothing. Enhancement is to automatically recall the PDS and continue processing as usual.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Not under consideration

Set prefix to IPIC connection

CTG is connecting (IPIC mode) to 3 AOR, same transactions exécuting on this aor with TSQ sharing. Sometimes we have problèms with TSQname (TERMID,TRANID,xxx) because same transaction executing on two AOR with the same termid. We need possibility t...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

JVM Server and JCICS supported in TXSeries

ICBC pain point on TXSereis migration, they must compile all application, and test all of them after migration, it's a big effort for customer. For the adapter to Oracle DB, need to compile the adapter everytime when migration. Jave has no problem...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support for language C in Asset Analyser

HiDevelopers programming expect that C-language is supported in Rational Assets Analyser.and throughout DP-tools.We prioritize C for z/OS, C# and last C++.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Simpler color corrections

As a developer, I would like to be able to make font/color adjustments while looking at my own code. The current method involves changing them when looking at some sample code in the preferences menu. Ideally, I would be able to change those setti...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

BIDI support for System z Data Editor"

there is no bidi support for RDZ Data Editor
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

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