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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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CDC needs heap statistics and file pool available counts

We need system heap statistics and file pool available counts in continuous data collection for near term and medium term planning and tuning
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Managing preprocessor variables in PLI

Possibilitiy to manage different sets of preprocessor variables regarding the PLI editor. Might also be valid for other langauges using preprocessor facilities.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow packing of an entire file or parts of a file by ZUDFM PACK ID command.

z/TPFDF provides 2 ways to PACK subfiles: 1)ZUDFM PACK can pack a currently linked subfile only. In order to pack an entire file all contained file addresses needed to be linked via ZUDFM ACC or FAD followed by ZUDFM PACK command. 2)CRUISE provide...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Debug Tool won't display DSECTS

Debug Tool will not display variable names defined under the DSECT when it is being monitored.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

No warning message from command line had something unexpected occurred during debugging session

Need a Debug Tool warning message from command line or popup had something unexpected occurred during debugging session like abend ASRA.    Customer does not have Debug Tool log window open.
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

CF UTIL % can be made available in the TEPS

We are running z/OS 1.13 with TEMS 6.2.3 and Omegamon XE for z/OS v5. 1.0. We recently had an issue where one of our CF structures ( VCFB) in BCC reached 100% CPU (Processor Utilization). It appears that our MQ structure 'VQDAJ00' filled up and ou...
over 11 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Failing security messages causing confusion

Request pre-checks on inactive jobs the unauthorized messages could be suppressed but the messages for actual failed requests could still be generated.
over 11 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Request to provide expiring MQ message user exit.

Currently, when am MQ message expires, the message is simply deleted. There is no visibility to the expiry event. If a user exit was available, a decision to extend the expiry time could be made or at a minimum, logging the message that was expiri...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

AT GLOBAL OCCURENCE not supported in remote debug session

If user issues:AT GLOBAL OCCURRENCE BEGIN ; EQA2428E This command is either invalid or unsupported. %IF %CONDITION = 'ENDFILE' THEN BEGIN ; EQA2428E This command is either invalid or unsupported. Command is not supported in remote debug session***...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Outline possibility to hide procedure constructs ie. do, select and other?

From RDz 8.5 the outline view has been enhanced greatly, including a-z ordering, hide of different parts of the outline content(includes, labels etc.) however their exists no functionality which can hide the "program structures" elements. Looking ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Future consideration

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