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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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CICS ASYNC API - USERID option for RUN TRANSID

The request is to add 'USERID' option to 'RUN TRANSID' CICS async API command to be able to start the child transaction in a different security profile.
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

TN3270E Protocol

Kyndryl uses IBM product called System Automation for Integrated Operations (SAIOM). This product is providing our Operators with access to system consoles. SAIOM is client/server-based product. It provides a menu where an Operator can select a pa...
10 months ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 2 Future consideration

Implement: 01 var1 LIKE var2.

Often variables are defined in copybooks or DCLGEN copybooks. There are times when the definition in that copybook changes slightly and it would be nice if a developer could simply rely on the compiler to use the picture of the copybook variable a...
over 1 year ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 4 Future consideration

Re-order the JES output results from a Remote zOS File Search when a PDSE member list is wildcarded.

When using IDz and performing a Remote zOS File Search that uses a wild-carded PDSE member selection (e.g. PPH2*) rather than the entire PDSE, that the output that is presented back to the user in JES output from the job is not in the same order a...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Support for concatenation operator &

We want the "&" concatenation operator, as described in the ISO COBOL standard, to be supported by the IBM Enterprise Cobol compiler.This operator must be able to be used everywhere where a literal is authorized:- declaration of a VALUE in a d...
about 4 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Future consideration

General codingrules missing in static analysis

Add 3 more coding rules regarding static analysis that we think should be in IDz by default. 1. Strings should only be moved to variables large enough to hold them without truncation https://rules.sonarsource.com/cobol/type/Bug/RSPEC-3921 2. Colla...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Future consideration

GDPS CA UI filter for the workload components

When Displaying the workload components in the UI for the workload , Ability to filter only the lines with status active,
over 2 years ago in GDPS 4 Future consideration

Increase resiliency of IBM zAPM Connect runtimes in shared Kubernetes environments

In shared Kubernetes environments (clusters hosting multiple application workloads), green zones for node restarts can frequently be continuous or extensive, not tied to a specific application. Any node may restart at any point for maintenance or ...
10 months ago in IBM Z Application Performance Management Connect 0 Future consideration

Add MASHIST management to CICS Explorer

Now, it is only possible to SUSPEND or RESUME Historical Data Collection thru the WUI or via CMCI command. It would be helpful that CICS Explorer was able to handle (view and update the state) the MASHIST resource.
10 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 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

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