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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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Update EXCI to set the return code (R15) at termination

EXCI leaves an unpredictable residual value in Register 15 on exit, which defies all expectations and good coding practices. This behavior is documented here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cics-ts/5.5?topic=considerations-setting-return-code-r15-ter...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

IBM Enterprise COBOL - Add support for BINARY-CHAR, BINARY-SHORT, BINARY-LONG, BINARY-DOUBLE as alternative to COMP-5

Hi, The COMP-5 USAGE, (or TRUNC(BIN) compilation option), allows binary values ​​to be stored according to the entire storage capacity of the machine's internal representation. However COMP-5 is a constructor implementation and have portability...
6 months ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 3 Future consideration

Allow an IMS unit test case to be able to record data when target program is in message processing loop

If you use Test Accelerator for Z to create a unit test case for an IMS tran/program, if the program is in a loop where it waits for a msg, then processes the IMS msg, then goes back to wait for the next msg, you need to stop the IMS batch job and...
6 months ago in Test Accelerator for Z / Early Development Testing for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Remote Connection Emulator - Screen Size 62x160

Screen size 62x160 has been support by other emulators such as Host Emulator and HOD. Most of our workstations have large screens. With 62x160 setup, we can view so much more of mainframe data in 1 screen than scrolling right and down. There are p...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Split & Swap screen in GDPS Netview

Currently under GDPS Netview, there is limitation to split/swap between multiple screens. With the ability to split & swap between multiple screens, GDPS actions & verifications can be managed well in parallel & it would be useful to...
6 months ago in GDPS 4 Not under consideration

z/OS Connect EE - Allow enablement of TRACE at individual API provider/requester level

To capture TRACE on-demand, Today it is possible only to enable at Server instance level. In Larger Enterprises z/OS Connect EE is utilized as a Shared entity in a SYSPLEX which can be shared my many applications. So, to trace a particular applica...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 6 Not under consideration

Show when INGVARS are deleted from resources

When you add a new INGVAR to a resource, it will display inside the History section of the resource exactly what you have set and what that INGVAR has been set to. For example; History : 2020-01-21 09:31:05 Variable attribute/user/TESTVAR manipula...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Tertiary SDF Focal Point option

Addition of Tertiary SDF focal point option under customization dialog NTW > SDF FOCAL POINT as well as under run time environment with new cglobal for example AOFTFP, as well as update of all impacted rexxes to support 3rd focal point, with or...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 3 Not under consideration

Improve performance of C++ try/catch when exception is thrown

Our coding best practice guidelines advise developers not to use the try-throw-catch method in C++ code for control of the program flow or transaction validation as the underlying TPF mechanism for identifying the source of the thrower results in ...
6 months ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Allow logical operation on filters in CPSM WUI and Explorer

A long time ago, when we only had the CPSM TSO Interface, we were able to use the filters in a smarter way by building them on some variables using each variable more than one, in other words, we could make conditional sentences. For example, we c...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

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