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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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PFI0510-1340 CTG CICS and IMS health status in sysplex distributor

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: scherwajSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0510-1340 CTG CICS and IMS health status in sysplex distributorHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent St...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 3 Future consideration

IVP and XRST processing

A example of XRST processing across warm starts, cold starts that include the OLDS wrapping using DFSDDLT0 would be very useful. We feel IVP should test SLDSREAD and this can be used to accomplish this.
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

Fault Analyzer event summary enhancement

We would like to have direct access via hotlink to the working storage areas for each application program in the event summary for transaction dumps and PG link levels for system dumps. This area should be formatted if the source is available, or ...
almost 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Continuous Data Collection Enhancements

For the Continuous Data Collection Tivoli tool, we would like the following metrics added to the CDC SYSTEM tab:Mils/MsgPathlengthService Time
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration

Hebrew/BIDI support for File Manager-DB2 using eclipse plugin of RDz

Hebrew/BIDI support for File Manager using eclipse plugin of RDz
almost 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

DWC Allow Sort Fields To Be Saved

When you use the DWC and create you custom views you cannot save your sort field options and have to enter this over and over again.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Make SA messages or at least message help, more operator friendly. In this case I refer specifically to threshold messages.

Some SA messages tend to be cryptic for the operator. One of two things occur when the message and/or online help is not detailed enough.1. Emails are sent to the operators to update their documentation to explain what to do, which is redundant wi...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 1 Future consideration

Support Graphic option in RDz Host Emulator

In PCOMM it can enable the "Graphic" option, but we can't see the same option in RDz host emulator.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

OTMA Flood Protection should allow use of all available private storage

IMS OTMA flood protection limit maximum is 9,999 messages. We have much more extended private defined in our system and should be able to take advantage of however much extended private we would like before going into flood protection.
almost 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Message Queue Management 1 Not under consideration

87671, 49R, 000 BGQ , xlc++ 12.1.0.7 -O2 slow , vulcan , John Gyllenhaal

-------- Forwarded Message --------Subject: RE: 87671, 49R, 000 BGQ , xlc++ 12.1.0.7 -O2 slow , vulcan , John GyllenhaalDate: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:54:40 -0500From: Viktor Ganich <vganich@ca.ibm.com>To: Paul Szepietowski <pauls@llnl.gov>...
almost 10 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 4 Not under consideration