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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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Debug Tool: High CPU consumption of CICS transactions using E.C.LINK

The CPU consumption of a transaction in CICS performing about 20.000 E.C.LINK calls is 26 times higher when running under a debugging session. (IGNORELINK is set ON)The Debug Tool should not increase the CPU usage of a debugged transaction in such...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Provide documentation on auxiliary and GTF trace record formats

Provide documentation on the contents and layout of CICS Auxiliary trace and GTF trace records.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

The LPEX opens some members in packed format

Some members of PDS datasets (JCL, LOAD, PARAM) were edited using the option PACK ON under MVS.. The LPEX opens these members in packed format, not readable. We cannot issue the command PACK OFF under RDz
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Exception Handling with 8.5.1 RBD

Need to add this property by default with RBD version's In RBD 8.5( and within updated v8.0.1.x versions) a new runtime property egl.service.rest.exception.debug was introduced for security reasons: http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/rbdhelp/v8r5m0...
over 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

RPP - tooltip during insertion of a macrostructure

When a user wants to add a macrostructure in a program (?-CP?) and enhance the settings, it would be nice to have a tooltip for each parameter with explanations. This would help the entry.
over 11 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Enable non-loggable commands in commands file

One of my users created a commands file, which includes "SCROLL RIGHT 6; " (to display only the B area, and not the A area of his code in the source window). The command is ignored, possibly for the same reason it is not logged when he writes it d...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow AAM to override/set secondary allocation based on primary

When migration from alternative products to AAM we sometimes encounter the situation where the existing product overrides a secondary allocation based on the value of the primary allocation. AAM can increase, deccrease and add secondary allocation...
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration

DNS validation - access to 'SubjectAlternativeName'

We like to enhance the existing TLS (based on SSL Cert) security with a DNS validation. The ‚SubjectAlternativeName‘ form SSL Cert must be equal to Caller DNS (CICS EXTRACT TCPIP CLIENTNAME).Today the CICS API CICS ‘EXTRACT CERTIFICATE' gives us a...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

LIST STORAGE ( R13, 64 ) ; Monitor view shows confusing data

LIST STORAGE ( R13, 64 ) ;                                     ...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Extract To function should not be tightly coupled to CARMA view and MVS subproject

The "Extract To" function is a neat feature that allow developers to associate program modules to the CARMA source control (Endevor in our case). However, this function is so tightly coupled that it severely limits its usage. 1) It ties to a parti...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Future consideration