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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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Missing options in CICS Explorer for System Dump Codes

CICS/TS 5.4 upwards have options DSPLIST (Data Space List) and JOBLIST (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/SSGMCP_5.4.0/reference/commands-spi/dfha8_setsysdumpcode.html) which have also been added to the CICSPlex SM base table (https://www.ibm.com/docs/e...
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

COBOL Editor Toggle Comment

Toggle Comment function isn't able to return to previous state. Sample: If you use toggle comment (CTRL+/) for several marked lines and there was already a commented line in one of those lines, the result may not be the expected one. In that case,...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Future consideration

CRTE to re-drive logon Screen

When we have SEC=YES and XTRAN=YES in CICS regions, when we jump between regions using CRTE, CICS doesn't give a logon screen but it expects us to use CESN manually and long-on. It would be helpful if CICS can drive the logon screen if it expects ...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration

AD - v6.0.1 - CCS project monitor field doesn't work in the sorted order of time duration (Eg; build progress)

In AD version v6.0.1 after build or post build processes there is no facility to display long time consuming build progress projects from the CCS admin console. In the top right corner there is "status field" that only filters status alone that do...
over 1 year ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Push to client support is needed for "local" z/OS project property groups

We are looking into introducing a “modern” toolchain including IDz – git – IBM DBB... and are now working with a POC.If the POC is successful it could in the future replace our existing “toolchain” that completely resides on z/OS.When we work with...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Enhance File Manager SET command to LIST, SAVE, RESTORE, EXPORT, and DELETE File Manager variables

The File Manager SET function is used to change various File Manager options that affect the processing of other File Manager functions. It can RESET the options, which sets them all to the current defaults as defined in the File Manager options t...
over 3 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

improve messages from DFH$MOLS job when they encounter "CONNECTOR NOT DEFINED" error.

It is not clear at all from current messages, when customers encounter the good old missing a dictionary record problem, when running the DFH$MOLS job. They get something like: X'019E' - CONNECTOR NOT DEFINED; REPORT IS TERMINATED The reason for t...
11 months ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

More shortcut on record filtering to have a faster way to get the output data

Cause : to have a faster way to get the output data Requirement : when select option 1 (to view the file), requires the ability to straight away enter the dataset name to be browsed, the copybook to be use and the selection on one single screen as...
over 2 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Longer Message/User Data CODE 'Value Returned'

The Value Returned from Messages/User Data CODE entry is currently 30 characters. This function would have been really useful but this isn't enough characters for the data we need. Can this field be expanded. Maybe to 159 to match the User data le...
over 4 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Change ASMA033I severity from 0 to 4

Our product requires 241 separate assemblies. When reviewing a gen, we take closer looks at any assembly having a non-0 completion code. ASMA033I errors currently are SEV 0. That means that they get missed when a GEN is reviewed. If they were chan...
over 2 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 4 Future consideration

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