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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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Needs IDz user build to support EWM dataset definition using variables

When a dataset definition in Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) is defined with a variable like ${myPrefix}.MYCPY then IDz user build doesn't resolve it and dataset is not added to the generated JCL. rsecomm log will show IDz client user build ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Future consideration

make program EYU9XSTR Threadsafe,

We are trying to reduce Threadsafe TCB swapping; we are QR TCB constrained. In trace I notice that EYU9XSTR causes a TCB SWAP L8 to QR; see trace below, I notice an old RFE from Circa '18 to have this done; was not considered at that time; I'd lik...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Using specific CICS Channel Name

In the z/OS Connect OpenAPI3 Designer, "JSONCHANNEL" is always used as a CICS channel name and there is currently no way to change CICS channel name when we invoke CICS Channel program via z/OS Connect. It means if customer has CICS Channel progra...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Future consideration

How to prevent queueing msg's for specific transaction

When a bmp is inserting msg's on the IMS-Q for a specific transaction which can not be processed by IMS due to a logical error, IMS-Q is raising all the time which ultimately can lead to a fail of IMS. While a lot of bmp's are running at that time...
over 4 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Automatically transfer property files to USS

Currently it is necessary to transfer the configuration manually (either by building them or by using the Configure User Build dialog). We would like to have a way to e.g. specify property files that are always to be transferred or that DBB automa...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 2 Future consideration

Canzlog should stick to current find standards

CANZLOG find has introduced a separate means of doing a RepeatFind Called REVFIND. This is different then all other means of repeat find via browse. Canzlog should utilize existing standards for repeat find.
about 4 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

Switching between transactions to debug is no longer possible in the new version of Debugger

A test user has registered many transactions, as sometimes one transaction is debugged and sometimes the other. In this case, however, only one transaction should be debugged. With the newly installed version of the debug tool (V16.02), it is now ...
4 months ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Support for more advanced JCL parsing when recording

When recording a testcase for zUnit the JCL isn't parsed correctly when the original JCL contains a SYSTIN DD with a dataset leaving the user to do some (not always obvious) manual editing of the JCL before being able to do a record. To improve th...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

GDPS ReIpl with Activate

New funktion in GDPS standard action.ReIpl with activate.
about 9 years ago in GDPS 9 Not under consideration

Sessions survive abnormal end of a SuperSession region in a Generic Resource

We have two regions of Supersession running in parallel connected via Generic Resource.In case one region comes down, we would like that the users are able to log on to the other region and are able to logon to their saved sessions again.Currently...
over 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration