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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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Advanced Auto-Formatting Options for COBOL Editor

We'd like to have more options to influence the syntax-formatter in COBOL editor. At the moment there are few options for intention on IF oder WHEN etc... I wish some more options: 1) Intention for WHEN relative to EVALUATE2) Intention for the tex...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Future consideration

Support IMU Explorer functions in IBM Developer for z and IBM Z Open Editor

IMU Explorer is a stand-along Eclipse utility and for customers using IDz or IBM Z Open Editor, it provides a disconnected experience for end users. Developers have to manage the connection and configuration separately and the workspace is separat...
over 1 year ago in IBM Migration Utility for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Hyperswap in DR Campus for a 4 Sites Solution

We are moving to a 4 Sites solution using MGM and we would like that this solution add the possibility to perform Hyperswap in the DR Campus.
over 6 years ago in GDPS 11 Future consideration

SYSRESVIEW equivalent in CICS Explorer

We need an equivalent of SYSRESVIEW in WUI for CICS Explorer.
about 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Future consideration

LPEX editor : new preference to save blank lines in a VB member of a PDSE as records with length 1

In our environment our PL/1 source libraries are PDSE libraries with RECFM=VB and LRECL=259 When we add a blank line to a member of such a library with the ISPF editor a record is created containing 1 blank (length 1) However when we add a blank l...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Support for Cobol Report Writer statements

Cobol Report Writer statements are not being parsed in ADDI. This is impacting the results when needing to check where variables are used. The variables used in report writer report is not shown as being used in the where used
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Record Generator for Java open source request

After opening a case to try to get documentation, none was found.
almost 4 years ago in Record Generator for Java 0 Future consideration

Ability for zcentric agents to flow through a gateway to the Z Controller

This will allow client connections to the zController with zcentric to directly connect through a NAT IP (gateway) and not via a DDM. This will simplify set up and connections with the zcentric agent.
10 months ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

IDz: Handling of unreachable code in CICS HANDLE

Hello IBM, IDz and Software Analyser recognize an "unreachable code" where in fact there is reachable code: EXEC CICS HANDLE ABEND LABEL (ABBRUCH-DBCTL)NOHANDLEEND-EXEC The LABEL includes a section name (ABBRUCH-DBCTL) which is being marked as unr...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

MQ Provider should propagate client user Thread Identity via MQ to backend subsystems

The current API Provider / MQ-Provider should allow the current RACF Thread Identity to be passed via the MQ message to the backend MQ subsystem to allow the backend applications to execute that request using that same identity. This would then be...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Future consideration

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