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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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Real-time syntax check should flag obvious syntax errors

Currently, the real time syntax does not flag the error in the statement IF VAR1 > 0 ELSE <--- ADD 1 TO VAR1. The compiler does not accept this and issues messageIGYPS2079-S Expected a verb or "NEXT SENTENCE", but found "ELSE". The statement...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Future consideration

CICSAS auto check XA connection and recover broken connection with resource management(such as Database)

The client expect TXSeries can provide a group of parameters for XA connection. During CICS is in idle, it can auto-check XA connection with resource manager( database), if checking is failed, the idle CICSAS will keep retrying by short-term and l...
over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

ENTRY POINT CONTAINER DEFINITION

We are running Java and PL/1 in an application context. As the developers have started to integrate Java in our environment we have the need of an communication between two applications. This all works fine, if you are not shipping data from one l...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

mask password on ZKEYS BACKUP/RESTORE/VALIDATE

ZKEYS BACKUP/RESTORE/VALIDATE password not masked on the CSMP0099I echoed response. Please update CVAU and CKYZ to do this just like was done for ZKEYS PASSWORD. Thanks
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Need API count for CICS Transactions/Programs

I am requesting a feature that would allow me to get a count by API, all the APIs that were executed during the life of a CICS program or Transaction.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

support ABtest using CICS application multi-version in production

open on behalf of ICBC. Customer want to use application multi-version capability in CICS TS 5.2 to support ABtest in production. But it doesn't work. When request cross application, the request may go to the wrong version
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow dynamic parameters to be passed to PLTPI programs

Our product optionally uses parameters defined in the SIT as INITPARM data. The data is read when the program executes, and specifies control options. Our goal of simplifying the installation of the product would be far simpler if we had a more dy...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Request for RDz Windows Client 3270 Emulator Enhancements

We'd like to see two enhancements to the 3270 emulator within the RDz Windows client. (a) For copying / pasting text, like to see a regular drag 'n highlight instead of drawing a box around the text. Former is easier. (b) On the full screen, SELEC...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Allow or deny IDIREPRT similarly to the parameter exclude from IDICNF00

Hello We want to be able allow or deny IDIREPRT for some jobs or stcs similarly to the parameters exclude/include from IDICNF00. We want to keep the historical reports, so Fault Analyzer should be kept running, so no turning off. Adding the DD IDI...
over 9 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Only for testing purposes - do _not_reply! Thanks.

This RFE is only for testing purposes (notification doesn't work correctly). Do not replay on this RFE. Thanks.
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

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