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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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Enhance Copybook generation process

Enhance Copybook generation process ESP is currently using a specific generated copybook to use with COBOL instruction ? COPY ZZZZ REPLACING (PREF) BY XXXX ?.Fixed Pacbase prefix is replaced by a generic prefix (PREF) to allow multiple copy uses i...
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Moving a dataelement (or PacMacro, or Forms, or Segments, or Data Stuctures, or PacScreen) from a library to another

Please see the pdf document attached
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 6 Not under consideration

Debug Tool and File Manager Integration

Integration the File Manager functionality via the PDTCC to allow for Debug Tool CICS profile configuration (VSAM or TSQ) without needing to use a CICS TCPIPService for deployment
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

TX Series v7.1 does not support .NET Programming

TXSeries v7.1.x.x does not support .NET programs currently. Enhance TXSeries to support .NET Programming.
over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer: Update multiple regions for a single resource

I use CPSM WUI to select a list of resources and then take an action on the selected list. This action could be to DISABLE or DISCARD the resource. It could be to update an attribute of the resource that would be updated in all the selected region...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

AA-051 (ICBC) GDPS A/Q query configuration enhancement

AA-051 (ICBC) For GDPS A/Q query rerouting policy:query_replication_latency(MaxLatencyValue,ResetLatencyValue) The latency value can be calculated based on consecutive sampling based on delta = current timestamp – OLDEST_TRANS
over 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Not under consideration

AA-080 (ICBC) Replication restart point prior to workoad switch, during Graceful Switch.

When GDPS restart q replication in the reverse direction, it issues a warm start, causing Q-REP to start reading the DB2 logs from the time when the replication was previously stopped. Instead, the use of a timestamp or LRSN should be considered.
over 9 years ago in GDPS 2 Not under consideration

Application level data on Continuous Data Collection

ITM currently provides system level monitoring. However, there is a huge need to be able to drill down to application level monitoring. The current standard data collection has the ability to get file statistics and program statistics. However, th...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Prot record initialization

When bring up a loosely coupled z/TPF from a zero'ed data base the prot records (#PRORI.) both tape and utility records should be initialized programmatically by the using program.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

SuperC(option 3.12) High CPU usage

We have a user reporting his observations of very high CPU consumption and running long for PGM=ISRSUPC when any kind of DPLINE control card is involved during comparing of two files. The user says ISRUPC used to be a whole lot faster and consume ...
over 9 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 5 Not under consideration