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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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Drill-Down into complexity

Provide developers with guidance on which parts of a program increase its complexity score mostly (e.g. heatmap / color-coded scrollbar / ...) with tips on how to decrease complexity (e.g. "complexity is high because you are using too many IF-stat...
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

SQL-Usage for Subselect, JOIN, VIEWS, ...

Show SQL-Table / Field usage also for subselects, JOINs, VIEWs (accessing certain tables) and so one.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Improve Granularity of Listing Information

IBM should expand the number of compiler options that may be used on a *CONTROL (*CBL) card to include most (possibly all) compiler options that impact the listing but not the generated object code. For example, this should include the DIAGTRUNC, ...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Unique GDPS/A-A SDF Alert Deleted Message ID

For messages that result in GDPS/A-A raising an SDF alert in NetView (GEO1108E for example), when GDPS/A-A deletes the SDF alert It doesn't have a separate message ID to say "SDF ALERT HAS BEEN DELETED", it reuses the original alert's message ID. ...
almost 8 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

OPEN Operation Extensions

Allow for additional processing to be associated with OPEN operations based on whether the file is OPEN as INPUT or OUTPUT.(Feature is not available for OPEN I/O or EXTEND.) The aim is to facilitate easier introduction of Headers and Trailers proc...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Create option by parameter to put delay on "Enter" in HOD macros

HOD macros can cause very rapid entry of transactions in our CICS regions. We need the ability to slow down the submission of the <Enter> key in the macros. Perhaps a parameter in the HOD terminal configuration that we can adjust as an admin...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Not under consideration

Specific support for a Monoplex configuration (when not a Sysplex) that is not manual process to set up

Raised on behalf of client following client advocate call:Have ~40 LPARs that are all monoplex. They have one Hub TEMS per environment (prod, dev, test). OMEGAMONs seem to look for Sysplex configuration. Since Monoplex is a valid configuration, th...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Tivoli Management Services on z/OS 1 Future consideration

Need to see actual addresses of devices that are added/deleted dynamically

CNCE0002I 17.46.27 1 DEVICES ADDED, 0 DEVICES DELETED+CNCE0002I 17.47.07 0 DEVICES ADDED, 1 DEVICES DELETED+ This is the indication you currently get when devices are added/deleted. We would like to see more detail specifically the actual addresse...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Need the ILMT agent to run on Linux systemD

I am unable to install the ILMT agent on SLES12 and RHEL 7 Linux systemD.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Not under consideration

Adding DDL space statements per Area or Partition

DDL space statements per Area or Partition We would like to have the space statement for area or partition in DDL statement similar to DB2. DB2:CREATE TABLESPACE EDASHF01 IN DDASHF00 NUMPARTS 124 (PART 1 USING STOGROUP DB2HAE PRIQTY 266400 SECQTY ...
almost 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 3 Not under consideration

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