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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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Set future date support by Job Class

This is a request to split requirement RFE 34946 into two RFEs. For batch future date testing it would be valuable to be able to set future date support by Job Class. This would make it even easier to support batch and would be more versatile. Hou...
about 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Correct DFS618A to follow proper IMS standards.

Message DFS618A is split across two lines and connected by '......' (7 periods ) with second line beginning with DFS000I. This violates DBCTL standard in that their should be a blank after DFS000I.Correct DFS618A to follow proper IMS standards.Ple...
about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 2 Not under consideration

PL/I compiler options cut off

A client reports at https://developer.ibm.com/answers/questions/480466/how-can-i-get-all-of-my-pli-compiler-options-to-wo-3.html that they would like to use a long set of PL/I compiler options, but it gets cut off by IDz, forcing them to break up ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Data Access Developement Support in RDz v9

RDz v9 with Datastudio, it can choose "Add data access development support" in z/OS proejct. However it not able to view what is the current setting once set. It should support a way to view what is the existing setting for this project.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz V 9.0 Datastudio,open for cut n paste tabel contents

We would appreciate to have the facility to cut n copy data in tabels made accessable in DataStudio in RDz V 9.0.(In browse mode only copy functionality.)Data is not limited to the contents of one cell, one column nor to one row, but should be as ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Whitespace compare editor ignore even inside language literal

See PMR for full description.<br />Basically the problem is that if a developer have added for instance a space inside a string, it will still be ignore by the compare editor, if there has been checked for ignore whitespace etc.<br />&...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Future consideration

Taradata

Support Taradata db
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Oracle

Support Oracle db
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement for a transid to be specified so programs can be routed

Programs cannot be routed by CICS by their name alone. A transaction ID that can be routed also has to be specified. This restriction in some cases forces the use of a customised routing program to route programs dynamically.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Internet Daemon Configuration File (IDCF) - Allow the ability to specify on which I-stream an Internet Server will start

When altering or adding an Internet server appication entry to the IDCF, allow the ability to specify on which I-stream that server will start.
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration