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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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Provide segment count limits on FM/IMS Batch, extract, and print

COPA has requested segment count limits be provided for the following File Manager/IMS batch programs:1) Extract (IXB)2) Batch Edit (IEB)3) Batch Print (IPR)4) Batch Browse (IBB) It may be wise to terminate the batch process above under the condit...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

n FM Base Compare, allow the use a compare column parameter (similar to SuperCE) instead of having to use a Dynamic Template.

n FM Base Compare, allow the use a compare column parameter (similar to SuperCE) instead of having to use a Dynamic Template. Rather than using a REXX proc maybe allow a compcol keyword for simplicity where the user can supply start and end column...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow File Manger Find/Change to function on CA-Panvalet datasets

Allow File Manger Find/Change to function on CA-Panvalet datasets
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

multiple MQ loadlib for File Manager

To provide a way to associate individual MQ CSQLOAD to the MQ managers that File Manager discovered on the LPAR
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow users to Export a CSV with same atrributes as File-AID

FMDB2 should be able to generate Exported CSV files in the same format as File-AID DB2.
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

In FM IMS, provide support for a template where the value in the root determines the copybook layout in the child

In FM IMS, provide support for a template where the value in the root determines the copybook layout in the child. For example, if the root is an 8-character field, when the value is "YMERADJ" the child is mapped with copybook YMERADJC. Children u...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide FM audit trail capabilities in batch

Provide audit trail capabilities in File Manager batch jobs. Allow options to write audit trail to SMF or to an audit log data set. This can be used by customers who update a large number of records in a data set, and require auditing capabilities...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow the use of DB2 database names in FM/DB2 audit trail dataset names

Customer would like to use DB2 database names in the FM/DB2 audit trail dataset name, in the same way that userid and SSID are currently used.
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

In File Manager DB2, customer is requesting enhancement to the DB2 explain function.

Customer is requesting the following enhancements to the FM DB2 explain feature:Explain from bound packages - either whole packages or individual statements.From the explain display, have direct access to DB2 object statistics including indexes no...
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Support C/C++ Header File

Customer would like support for C/C++ Header Files in File Manager similar to what is now provided for COBOL, Assembler, and PL/I. Customer deisres to use this feature in RDz.
over 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

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