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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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Symbolic in JCL doesn't work with "open member" option

While editing or browsing a JCL in RDz, you can select a dataset name in the JCL and from the context menu select the option "Open Member". This will open the dataset in RDz. If the dataset name has symbolic parameters in it, the open member produ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

ABILITY TO USE CUSTOMER SYNONYMS WHEN CODING AT CONDITIONS IN THE SA POLICY

We have a requirement to be able to use customer defined synonyms when coding AT conditions in the SA policy.
over 7 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Delivered

CICS Explorer and DEFAULTWARNINGCOUNT

On the WUI display when the DEFAULTWARNING COUNT is reached there is the opportunity to click OK and proceed with the request. In EXPLORER messages CNX0211I and CNX022W are issued and there is no opportunity to proceed with the request
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 4 Delivered

implement a function on omegamon cics

Currently omegamon cics kill the transaction about cpu usage considering the amount of cpu usage for both processor (GP and ZIIP) according to the setting in RLIM. When this function kill jvm transaction cause a malfuction of the cics and it takes...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 1 Delivered

Cob5: Compiler directive to control inlining

Part of cobol's optimization strategies is inlining of performed sections/paragraphs. This strategy fails to provide any benefit at execution time for certain programming styles, where the mainline code contains many performs to error checking rou...
about 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Delivered

add install onto the WLMDEF table

We require install option in WLMDEF table. Currently there is no install option when you right click on WLMDEF table.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Delivered

Adding a timeframe filter including duplicates

It would be very useful to be able to give a timeframe (date&time "from" and "to") and get a list of all the faults that happened during that time.Currently one has to take into account fault duplicates which might "hide" inside entries that w...
over 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Variables in dynamic Library definition

If you want to do multiversioning in cics, you have to define a library each application. At wuestenrot the library files would look like this: TB90.TESTPLAT.TESTAPPL.MAJ0001.MIN0001.PAT0001FB90.FACHPLAT.TESTAPPL.MAJ0001.MIN0001.PAT0001PB90.PRODPL...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Transactions that have been purged will still process messages but need to be started after a recycle in SQ systems.

The company uses IMS with shared queues. Whenever a transaction is purged, a BMP will still process the messages queued to it, but after the system is restarted, the same BMP will not process it. Starting the transaction again will resume the proc...
over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / System Restart 2 Delivered

Batch interface to package resources

A batch interface to package resources and groups.
over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Delivered