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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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Command to display Regions with PWFI=N

Please provide an IMS command to easily list all regions/MPRs that are running based on PWFI=N or PWFI=Y.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

IMS DEADLOCK Information

When our customer(MIZUHO BANK) experienced DEADLOCK on IMS DB,they investigate following materials to determine Winner and Loser transaction.  ・DEADLOCK ANALYSIS REPORT(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FF)) ・IRLM LOCK TRACE(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FA)) ・SYSLOG...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for performance list data which includes task association data across region

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for task performance list data which includes task association and hop data to see the tasks across a set of AORs during a period of time.
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

RPP - Cr?ation d'artefacts Design en mode Sparse Loadling

Bonjour, Dans RPP, lorsqu'on a cr?? un Espace de Travail sans charger le contenu des Composants, et qu'on a aliment? cet Espace de Travail par des recherches de Design serveur, (donc en mode Sparse Loading), alors les artefacts Designs cr??s en lo...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

PERFORM with WHILE phrase

A Perform While should be exactly as Perform Until except "the procedures referred to are performed while thecondition specified by the WHILE phrase is true"
over 10 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

Improve version-to-version migration experience

Provide better documentation and ideally automation capabilities to support migration from one version to another, using the same workspace IBM Comments:- this pertains not just to RDz but to other IDEs (RAD, RDi, ...) also - this "RFE" was captur...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Should offer improved C development features for mainframe

Should offer improved C development features for mainframe IBM comment: this "RFE" was captured on-the-fly during VoiCE discussions. To be given a proper disposition (accept, reject, etc.) and to come actionable, it must eventually be decomposed i...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add functionality to ISQCCMD

Please add the LOAD and SYSRESET common command functionality to the ISQCCMD when running in LPAR Management mode using the BCPii interface.
over 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

creating Web Service support file existing classes having feature to choose default setting to persist further

When we are creating Web Service support file existing macros, Our Application consumer is not willing to change as it is required huge effort. We would like to keep properties the way it created in HATS 6.0 for this current HATS 8.0 version is al...
over 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 5 Not under consideration

Linux compiler for WTX

Currently, WTX only allows compiling of Maps and systems on windows. A Linux compiler would assist our company in building and distributing of WTX objects by allowing it to better integrate with our build systems.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration