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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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Allow for microsecond precision on IP trace

We would like the ability to specify the time down to microseconds, when requesting IP trace output.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / Other 3 Not under consideration

Need command to show where Source and/or Listing were found or not found

Need a command to help when desired debug source is not displayed. Typical message you get on the host is: "Source or Listing data is not available, or the CU was not compiled with the correct compile options." You get this message when the debug ...
over 10 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Address File Mgr 'OPT 3; VSAM only' Display limitation.

From the Responder text in PI10803: "When using File Manager 3.4 Catalog Services, migrated datasets should only be shown when Option 1 (Any) is selected. File Manager cannot distinguish between migrated VSAM and non-VSAM datasets." Currently , th...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Command and WTO to get the Catalog state

We would like to have an IMS command to get the Catalog state (active or not). And, it would be nice to have this Catalog stage at the start of IMS (with a WTO).
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Remote text search in JES joblog

RDz is now lacking the capability of doing remote text search in JES joblog. It required users to open the joblog first. But that doesn't work if users want to do a text search on a large joblog (with million's of line)
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add TASK option for ENQ API in TXSeries

Add the TASK option to the ENQ API.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Incomplete display of subsystems in SPOC on /DIS SUBSYS ALL

As descriped in the PMR, when in SPOC a "/DIS SUBSYS ALL" command is entered, not all information about a subsystem that uses a "<" as subsystem recognition character, is displayed. In IMS it is very well displayed.Example (SPOC):IMS3 1 CONN IM...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 0 Is a defect

RDz9.0.1.2- COBOL program control Flow issue - PMR 50537,004,000

Problem description Hi, We have an issue with Program Control Flow option on a COBOL source module. when we open the program control flow for a cobol module, we get the program control flow view and see all paragraphs in the COBOL source module. T...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Future consideration

Repository batch interface

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly access the IMS V12 Repository dataset via a batch utility in order to generate flat file (and/or sysout). This batch utility is requested in order to avoid any impact with online activity and...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to display (List) all or selected REPO resources belonging to a specific IMSid

Customer would like to have the possibility to directly display (list) all or the selected IMS V12 Repository resources belonging to a specific IMS id. He would like to have this capability as a directed option within the Query command (without an...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration