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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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Type-Processor Group relation needs a Refresh during the ADD Endevor

IN Endevor z/OS , there is a relation between the component type and the processor group . So we can view the list of the different processor groups for the type COBOL for example.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Delivered

Provide method to identify CSD's maintenance level.

Provide a way to examine a DFHCSD file, and determine the version, release and maintenance level of the file. As part of rolling out RSU maintenance to our CICS reigons, there is usually a hold action requirement to run the DFHCSDUP program agains...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Delivered

Add filtering options to the Generation Manager view

When the Generation Manager view contains a lot of items, it can be hard for the user to find a particular information. That is why the user needs a way to filter the content of the Generation Manager view. Filter criteria could be: a particular g...
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

List of macrostructures called by a program should be sorted

In the design editors of any entity that is calling macrostructures, the list of macrostructures should be sorted by name.
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Extend syntax of the TITLE option of the OPEN statement

Extend the TITLE option of the OPEN statement to allow opening an arbitrary member of an arbitrary dd.Something like:OPEN FILE(...) TITLE('DD(' !! xxxx !!') MEMBER(' !! yyyy !!')');
about 8 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

IE4D : Defaulted Field Values

You can now setup Services so that all fields are either initialised (spaces/zeroes) or not (LOW-VALUES). When setting all Service fields to default to low values you can also default individual fields to spaces where you need to. But it is not ob...
about 8 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 2 Delivered

Creating entities in the wrong folder

A story was created to address the PMR. This RFE is being created to track the story.
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Reduce minimum delay for interval control wait.

Reduce minimum delay for EXEC CICS DELAY from 1 second to smaller intervals (hundredths of a second).
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Issue a warning message when total number of DB2 threads is greater than the TCBLIMIT on the DB2CONN definition.

CICS should issue a warning message when total number of DB2 threads ( sum of THREADLIMIT values on DB2ENTRYs and DB2CONN ) is greater than the TCBLIMIT on the DB2CON definition. We would like to put in an enhancement/design change such that if th...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Additional Short On Storage message needed

CICS currently puts out messages when it goes into an SOS condition and another set of messages when it is able to clear it:DFHSM0131 CICS is under stress (short on storage below 16MB).DFHSM0132 CICS is no longer short on storage below 16MB.DFHSM0...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered