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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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Type-Processor Group relation needs a Refresh during the ADD Endevor

IN Endevor z/OS , there is a relation between the component type and the processor group . So we can view the list of the different processor groups for the type COBOL for example.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Debugging IMS MPRs with RTEREUS set to YES .

When debugging programs in an IMS MPR environment with RTEREUS set to YES, Debug Tool will initiate once, but not on subsequent instances. This problem was resolved by linking CEEUOPTS with RETEREUS=NO with the application program. However, we dis...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Recognize SQLCA / SQLDA includes as standard DB2

PL1 SQLCA and SQLDA includes will automatically be resolved by the DB2 precompiler. ADDI build throws out warnings because it tries to find the corresponding include files (SQLCA/SQLDA) which are not needed for compiling the code.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

CICS Web services using WMQ transport

Customer wants to be able to use WMQ transport for their CICS Web services fire and forget implementation
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Default processing for favicon.ico

Currently if a browser makes a request for favicon.ico then CICS will issue message DFHWB0730 to indicate web attach processing has encountered an internal error. Also a dump is produced for DFHWB0002 A00CPN A severe error (code X'0505') Customer ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Excessive spurious dumps in CICS

CICS produces an AP0001 dump for exceptions that Language Environment allows a retry operation. These exceptions are treated as non-errors in LE yet they are recorded in CICS and dumps are produced. Excesive abend processingin CICS and dump will c...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enable specification of proxy for outbound TCP/IP connections (GSE requirement GGCIC10003)

For outbound TCP/IP connections, i.e. web services or http-connections in most companies a firewall/proxy restricts access to external services. To specify a firewall/proxy in the current implementation an XWBOPEN-exit is needed. Solution does not...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RDz EST to support UTF8 request codepage

In Create New Service Interface, the current RDz EST client cannot support UTF-8 request code page if the corresponding copybook field is defined as PIC X
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

Micros-patterns "iterate" et "leave" pour remplacer op?rateurs GB et GT

Bonjour, Avec la disparition du Langage Structur?, la notion de niveau de fonction/sous-fonction est moins apparente pour le d?veloppeur qui travaille surtout avec le code Cobol. Je propose la cr?ation de deux nouveaux micros-patterns pour g?rer l...
over 12 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Provide z/OS Health Checks to validate install and functionality

RDz should come with z/OS Health Checks that validate that RDZ is functional so that usability is automatically validated after every IPL or restart.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

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