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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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CICS TS PRICING

We would like to have the chance to choose what features could be added to a Basic CICS distribution.
almost 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add Multiple CSD file input sipport

When multiple CSD report input files are placed in the Configuration folder, onle the last one in the list is processed. . The previous ones are processed but objects are not created in teh MS-SQL repository.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Message-driven scheduling of IMS BMP/JBP regions

Actually IMS allows no efficient processing of bulk workloads that are hitting the system at unpredictable points in time. When houndreds or thousands of messages for a specific IMS program have to be processed at a point in time batch processing ...
almost 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

Support C/C++ (CPP)

Support the C/C++ (CPP) programming language
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Supply "Best Practices"-Code rules for PL/I

Ship some "best practices" rules for PL/I showing common mistakes / style issues.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Show scope of a variable in variable usage

Show whether a variable is local or global (shared by multiple programs) in variable usage + allow filtering; allow easy information about which global variables a program accesses. Show "central variables" used by many programs.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Support for ISPF Dialogue Manager

Support 'maps' written is ISPF Dialogue Manager
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Allow annotations everywhere

Allow annotations also for program-flow, flowchart, ...
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Allow regrouping of variable usage

Allow regrouping of variable usage like SQL usage.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Show runtime data in (Job-)Callgraphs

Show runtime data (from SMF / monitoring tools) in graphs, such as:- Mean execution time- Number of executions- Number of ABENDs- ...Should be able to switch between "sources" for runtime data (such as production system 1, production system 2, tes...
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration