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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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Textual display of MQ header data tags in FIle Manager WMQ option

FM can show the WMQ header fields with the sample templates.The message data can also be further formatted or not as you like, with either language based or dynamic templates, which would allow for mapping unknown length message data. However FM d...
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Add Digits Only with empty constraint

In the Page Designer, for Input fields, add a valid constraint value to the drop-down list: Digits Only ([0-9]*$). Or, otherwise handle the difference in how the JSF constraint is treated in WAS 8 and higher, vs. WAS 7 and prior. Also, add to the ...
over 10 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

IMS IVP dialog - consider new Java DB

Für die JAVA-Datenbanken werden keine IC-Dateien erstellt und auch kein GENJCL (IV3H101J, IV3H104J)
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Tous clients

Disposer d'une option d'ex?cution du MIBJ permettant de remigrer et reg?n?rer tous les programmes impact?s par les entit?s du dictionnaire contribuant ? leur g?n?ration qui sont migr?es dans le journal
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

JSON web services assistant to output messages in user's native language

Update the JSON web services assistant to output messages in the following languages according to the operating system locale: French (fr)German (de)Spanish (es)Italian (it)Turkish (tr)Korean (ko)Japanese (ja)Simplified Chinese (zh)
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Add a COBOL GOBACK after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN so that COBOL compiler knows end of current program.

Change the CICS translator for COBOL so that it adds GOBACK code after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN. This will enable the COBOL compiler to know that this is the end of the current program and can inline called procedures to give bette...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

IPIC High Avaliablity support

We need to connect CICS using IPIC, but TXseries don't support High availability,so we have to write our own interface program, which is not easy to maintain. So it would be great if txseries could support IPIC HA, just as Mainframe does.Thanks.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

[Every customer]Importjournal procedure must take into account multi-session

When we realize the importjournal procedure on several sessions (every day), it is mandatory that all updates carried out will be referenced in the same chanset (without it, the promotion mechanism won't work).Maybe, the possibility to force the r...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

The GUR call should support the L command code

The Get Unique Record (GUR) call should support the L command code to retrieve the latest occurrence.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

CTG Outbound requests

Product CICS TG z/OSWe use CTG to manage INBOUND ECI Calls coming from program running on OPEN Application Servers (Tomcat) towards CICS TS z/OS.We would like that CTG z/OS could manage also OUTBOUND Calls from CICS TS z/OS towards OPEN Applicatio...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration