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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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CICS Explorer - SM Perspective and Automatic Refresh

There was an RFE 113744, now marked as 'Delivered', which requested automatic refresh capability for CICS Explorer views. If this was implemented, I cannot find documentation for enabling it in CICS Explorer. If it has not been implemented, I woul...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Update IMS Data bases directly via a Z/OS Connect EE API/Service without using an IMS transaction

We have customers who are interested in using ZOS Connect EE APIs and Services to update their IMS data bases directly without having to use an IMS transaction. We currently have Z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition installed in house. We also are usin...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

SYSMDECK: Flag Begin and End of COBOL code which has been included by COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE

In SYSMDECK output of the new COBOL compiler (V5), we see all COBOL code, which has been included to the source by COBOL COPY or EXEC SQL INCLUDE.The orginal COPY statement is modified to a comment and could be considered as BEGIN of copied code -...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 8 Not under consideration

Using existing Credentials in CICS Connection Test option of CTG Explorer

It could be a good idea to associate to each CTG Connection a credential as its done in other Connections (CMCI, FTP, z/OSMF...) when you go to a CICS Connection Test instead of having a unique entrance of User & Password to all CTG's defined
about 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 1 Future consideration

EQQPIFJX should support delete JCL in JSx for an operation even appl is not completed

To reduce the number of repeatable applications at CP running e.g., every 5 min or perhaps more often, we need an option to DELETE JCL in JSx for a specific operation, even that the whole applications is not completed. Lets assume we have a simple...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

New Date Banner Variables

We need to use dates in Banners with the formats DD/MM/YY / DD/MM/YYYY and YY/MM/DD / YYYY/MM/DD in order to keep the same output format that exists in the actual software.MM/DD/YY & MM/DD/YYY are not an usual format date used for both Clients...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Monitor BMP Checkpoint rate

We would like to be able to set a situation i Omegamon that becomes true when the checkpoint rate for a BMP exceeds the number of checkpoints per second for a given value. In the attribute group for Dependent Regions there is only BMP Checkpoint C...
over 4 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for IMS on z/OS / Other 0 Future consideration

CICS System Policy to Monitor Transaction Rate

CICS System Policy to handle the region Transaction Rate. If the Transaction rate exceeds certain threshold value(s) then alert.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enhance CECI to show CVDA text value

Enhance CECI to be able to show the CVDA text instead of only the numeric value. I can see 2 methods of achieving this:1) Extend the functionality of PF2 to cycle through DEC -> HEX -> CVDA....2) Use the 'undefined' PF12 to switch between cu...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Cleanly stop automation on NetView close.

On NetView close, stop new automation and wait for autotasks to clear their queues (or some specified leeway), before continuing with CLOSE.As new messages received while NV is unavailable are buffered, the shutdown should make use of this to ensu...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration