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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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Changes in the property files (application-conf) should be picked automatically

If there any changes in any .properties file in application-conf folder, should be picked automatically by DBB user build like CPY/COBOL the dependency files
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Add environment variable or equivalent, dummy DD (?), such that a PLIDUMP call can check the existence of the envvar and call Fault Analyzer as part of its processing.

In much earlier versions of Fault Analyzer a zap was provided to the PLIDUMP code such that IDISNAP (Fault Analyzers dynamic call interface) could be invoked as part of a PLIDUMP call, without having to modify the application code. This is no long...
about 2 years ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 2 Planned for future release

CICS Explorer Resource view - Quick filter on the Region

In the CICS Explorer resource view, you can apply quick filters on the displayed columns. But you cannot apply a quick filter on the Region Column.
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 1 Future consideration

Timeout values for CICS Web Support inconsistent

Allow CICS web support calls to specify a timeout value as part of the API call, so that the application can control how long to wait for each request.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Possibility to collapse/expand EVALUATE/IF/PERFORM statements for COBOL source

For the COBOL editor, today it is possible to expand or collapse a division, section or paragraph using the plus/minus icon in the left margin next to the division or section name. We would like to have the same functionality for EVALUATE, PERFORM...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

RFE for IMS Signon Re-Verificatioin

Provide a run-time IMS parm in DFSPB000 that will allow both password and passphrase re-verification to be activated / de-activated more dynamically than coding the DFDSINTX0 exit routine to set the SCDPVER bit on in the SCD. Also, consider a type...
about 7 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 3 Not under consideration

Suspend file and Configuration refresh aborted

With SA 4.1 and the use of a suspend file, a configuration refresh may be aborted or rejected because errors related to the suspend file. The error messages may be issued in the syslog of a remote system and the issuer of the command is not inform...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Planned for future release

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

AT-TLS SUPPORT FOR TWS FOR Z/OS

AT-TLS is not yet declared as supported for IBM Workload Scheduler for z/OS.This support is required.
about 5 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Planned for future release

Boolean support and bit manipulation

Support for Standard COBOL "Boolean support and bit manipulation".This includes (but is not limited to those I might have overlooked):- Boolean data PICTURE clause, i.e.: USAGE DISPLAY PICTURE 1.- USAGE BIT, i.e.: USAGE BIT PICTURE 1(8).- GROUP-US...
over 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration