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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 Language Environment support for JES symbol service

A new facility in z/OS 2.1 is the JES Symbol Service (IAZSYMBL), which, among other things, allows an assembler program to obtain the value of JES system symbols SYS_CORR_CURRJOB, SYS_CORR_LASTJOB, and SYS_LASTJOBID after a task has submitted a jo...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Configure a system wide defaults for batch reanalysis

Add the capability to specify default accounting information or job cards etc.
about 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

export feature updated to correctly use the same format of the DB2 datatype for timestamp which is '2500-01-01-12.00.00.00000

Issue with the exporting of information out of Data Studio - when the result comes back as a timestamp (see TAX_LOT_ID and CLOSE_TAX_LOT_ID below), the date and time are separated by a space. When you export to excel, it can't figure out where the...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

ZRECP DUMP ecb value needs to be tunable

The ZRECP DUMP process is a heavy resource user. The Max ECB level needs to be tunable. The exising max of 250 ECBs is too high for some systems. No two TPF systems run the same, and we need the ability to tune this accordingly.
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic passing of Fault Analyzer parameters

Provide the Systems programmer a means of disabling/enabling Fault Analyzer or having Fault Analyzer use different parameters without having to update the parameter dataset.
about 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Dynamic history file unallocation from IDIS subsystem(s)

Provide a means of unallocating a specific history file from the IDIS subsystem for maintenance such as with an operator MODIFY command so we don't have to bounce all the IDIS subsystems. Ideally, entering the command on one system will be passed ...
about 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Extend lifetime of ENQ to CICS

Current ENQ lifetime support UOW and task. Customer want the ENQ can exist after the task issue ENQ terminate. If no one does the DEQ, CICS can DEQ when it shut down.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS to cut SMF recs using MNFREQ on open TCB's as well as QR

We use MNFREQ=100 to force SMF 110's to be cut for long running tasks. But if the task is sitting on an MQGETWAIT on an OPEN TCB, we get nothing. It only works when the task is on the QR TCB.Please enhance CICS to allow cutting 110's from an OPEN ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IMS Front End Switch for ISC for TCP/IP not supported

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 0 Not under consideration

Front End Switch is not supported for the IMS ISC over TCP/IP facility

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

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