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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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Transport data to remote CICS programs and transactions

I need the ability to pass data to a CICS region when a request is made that results in a request to a remote CICS region within the same system or sysplex. This could include LINK PROGRAM or START TRANSID.
almost 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

option to switch off list generated during ABO optimizing.

As the analysis of ABO optimized phase, BOC clients is wondering if ABO can provide an option to switch off the "list transformation" generated to improve the performance during ABO optimization.
almost 7 years ago in Automatic Binary Optimizer 3 Not under consideration

Enhance Anotations Support

Allow mechanism for adding Annotations en Mass
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Support for CA JobTrac

AD to include support for CA Job Trac
almost 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

AD Field expansion report not showing any PL/I members in the list

AD field expansion report only display COBOL members, not showing any PL/I members in the list. Please implement this feature for PL/I also.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V4R2 - new option ZONECHECK (documentation update)

Hi, I notice that the ZONECHECK option initially introduced with Enterprise COBOL V5R2, and deprecated in COBOL V6, made its appearance in COBOL V4R2. The ZONECHECK option is not described in the Cobol V4R2 reference manuals, either in PDF format ...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Build Client Retrieve Pause Function

Users want the ability to pause download/retrievals from the mainframe to resume later.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

PL/I compiler should yield the same results of program when optimization is on

ON ZERODIVIDE may not be triggered under certain circumstance.
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Code Coverage should provide instruction level analysis capabilities

Code Coverage currently supports a source line view of code exection. However, there are multiple instances where it would be helpful to break down execution coverage at the instruction level.
about 7 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Not under consideration

LE support for z/OS Log Streams

Please provide an high level language facility to read and write z/OS log streams
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration