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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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Add the support of required field in APIS Body

We need to force APIs consummer to provide mandatory fields in the JSON body of an APIS.This is really important for APIS that use a MQ service because in this case we have no way to check fields before the message is PUT in the queue by the servi...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 2 Future consideration

CPSM cmd to Activate/Quiesce a target Region only in a specific WLMSPEC.

I use following cmd to Activate or Quiesce some target Regions in a specific "wlmspecx" WLMSPEC: EXEC CPSM PERFORM OBJECT("WLMAWAOR") PARM("WORKLOAD(wlmspecx).") CRITERIA("AOR=cicsaorx") ACTION("ACTIVATE/QUIESCE") .....Some of this target Regions ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Debug: Monitor expression support for multiline statements

Currently you can only monitor expressions (COBOL), that are in one single line. Please allow the debugger in Eclipse to monitor expressions on multi-line statements as well. For more information please have a look at the case TS005731864
over 3 years ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Explorer SSL click box option for CTG Explorer Connection - utilizing AT-TLS into CTG

As CICS Explorer implements, Provide SSL Click box for the Stats API CTG connection, in Explorer. The Company site uses At-TLS on z/OS; the Company is looking at requiring all connections to use SSL. Explorer SSL connection to the CTG would be tra...
about 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Include End Job Timestamp in Archive Job List

Add "Job Execution End Timestamp" on "IBM Tivoli Output Manager - Archived Sysouts" panel
about 5 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Request for enhancement for COBOL

Hi, We would like a warning when an “indexed by” index is used on arrays other than the one it is defined on, when that other array has a different picture clause. Regards Rune Christensen Senior Software Developer Bankdata
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Future consideration

For the initonly option, add the capability to have JCL generated using pgm=HPSCMAIN when the DB has multiple DSGs.

The current init process only allows for fast path and full function db initialization if only one dsg and a primary index is associated with the database. Our team has several applications that have dbs that need to be initialized in the event of...
over 1 year ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 4 Future consideration

DRF - avoid S878 abend in IB by reducing the number of sort processes per IB main job

The customer have been having frequent S878 abends in DRF recovery job during DR exercises when Index Builder is invoked. The idea is to divide the HALDB PRIMARY INDEX and ILDS construction into two separate IB jobs, the number of sort processes p...
over 1 year ago in IMS Recovery Solution Pack for z/OS / Recovery 1 Future consideration

Know the name of the project where a component is located

When analyzing a project (e.g. a program call graph) with components called (or calling), if a component is not in the project (no source available) then we don't know which project it is in.One possibility might be to display the project name in ...
over 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Javadoc for JZOS as JAR or ZIP

Make the javadoc for JZOS available in a method that can be imported into an IDE as a standard part of the Java order and install, such as a zip or JAR.
about 8 years ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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