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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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file manager compare utility - need ability to exclude columns or fields

We need the ability to do a change detect on an extract of a table that is reloaded every day. The update timestamp is changed so we would like to exclude that from the compare.
about 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Publish xml segments

As a user of the Programming Patterns publish feature, I would like more control over how the xml file is created. When selecting multiple segments, and including their 'referenced instances', the referenced instances are not in the correct order ...
over 5 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Color code view tabs to distinguish more easily between operations and definitions

Allow to assign colours to the tabs of views to clearly distinguish between operations and definitions. In the WUI this has not been an issue before because the WUI was not able to access the CSD. Now in CICS Explorer taking the definition view in...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

DT same behavior as FM and FA

In RDz with PD tools single sign on for z/OS Projects, FM, FA and DT, with only one host connection definition.
about 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to CMAS to notify other tasks a CICSPlex is being removed

Currently if a CMAS is the processing of removing a CICSPlex other tasks within the CICSPlex are able to determine this before the processing is completed meaning they do not start activities that later fail because the CICSPlex is no longer avail...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

enhancement o allow TOL(ENQF) to be selectively used on dss backups

Customer needs to use datasets from z/os that are never deallocated. SO in order for df/dss to work it needs to have the option to add the parameter TOL(ENQF) to the request
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

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over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

IMS Group Attach feature for CICS connection

Currently CICS must use DBCTLID in DRA macro DFSPRP or CICS SIT parm INITPARM to specify the name of DBCTL region. BMP allows usage of the IMS group name instead of the IMSid to connect to any IMS member on the partition it is schedule. CICS DBCTL...
about 11 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

R?gle d'identification des cas de manipulation de donn?es via (position:longueur) Rule of identification of data manipulation cases via (position: length)

Des développeurs cèdent à la facilité de tester et manipuler des données (y compris en table DB2) via des "rubrique(position : longueur)". Il faudrait une règle valable en COBOL natif comme en COBOL issu de RPP pour pouvoir repérer ces cas.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Not under consideration

Vue "Structure du code généré" : cocher par défaut "supprimer également ses dépendant"

Quand on supprimer une sous-fonction via la vue "Structure du code généré", il faudrait que la case "Supprimer également ses dépendants" soit cochée par défaut (éventuellement via paramétrage à la main des admins)
over 5 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

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