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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 ISPF access when debugging in TSO - Primarily for BTS testing

Customer was not happy when they discovered BTS Testing locked up the TSO session with Debug Tool. Even if they were to use the Terminal Interface Manager, or if they use the Debug Tool GUI, the TSO session was still locked under BTS. Competitor p...
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Need a way to check the client plugin version in CARMA RAM

We have customized our own CARMA panel to grey out some fields which we don't want developer to access. But we need a way to have checking on host side, such that it will reject the connection for all client without the particular CARMA plugin ins...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Enhance ZIDOT DISP Storage for Dump display

This enhancement is to provide: !) Easy dump size vislbility per keyword assigned to dump numbers via normal ZIDOT DISP Storage "dump name" entry 2) Provide potential total size of dump. Size could be Max and Min values depending on keywords (such...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

in the output remote jobs add the step the job is on if it is running.

When I look at my jes log out in the remote systems, please add the step lib that the job is on if it is active. Though I remember seeing this submitted somewhere but can't find it so sorry if this is a duplicate.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Compare files

RDz compares are great if the files are small. I need a compare process for bigger files that will only provide the differences. Allow an option on the compare process that will return only differences in the compare windows. I would expect the fi...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Add EXEC CICS INQUIRE SYSTEM SPI for license version..eg. MLC, DEV, VUE, or OPEN Beta

The only method available today to determine the licensing version of a CICS TS region is by viewing the JESMSGLG and locating message DFHTI0100 for Beta, DFHTI0102 for VUE,and DFHTI0200 for DEV.SPI should return the PID number, and for OPEN BETA ...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Inspecting first element in array index 1,2,3,4 etc. when debugging

In our company some developers have requested if it would possible to inspect the first element in each array "record".
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Change PL/I compiler behavior when generating message IBM5109 for detected infinite loop

This RFE is to ehnace the compiler behavior for when the following message is generated: WARNING IBM5109: Infinite loop detected in function xxxxx. Program may not stop. Currently when this message is generated at compile time the message is being...
almost 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Add JVMServer status to system events

Add JVMServer status to system capture points in CICS events
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Select items in an array

An array variable may contain a lot of items that overfill the monitor window. The customer wants to display only some items of the array without selecting them manually. It means having a selection process such as removing from the displayed arra...
almost 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration