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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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Resources auto-installation

Customers has pain on resource definition and install, and management. This requirement is from ICBC, GMCC and others. In their system, there are lots of resources need to be defined, especially the transaction definition. Normally there are over ...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Warpper CICS API, which removes the pre-compile stage

ICBC want TXSeries to provide a set of stub program of C/C++ language, which is the wrapper of CICS API. By using this, there are two advantages:1. Reduce the time of pre-compile. 2. They can debug their application in their desktop using normal C...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Estimation of WebSphere TX and MQ support VMware ESXi: 5.0 or5.1 , Windows Server 2012 R2

I am CITA of nochu bank and they started S/I project which renew financial systems which include WebSphere TX and MQ. But now, WebSphere TX and MQ not support Windows 2012 R2 and VSphere V5.0,5.1. Please give information for future support plan fo...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

RAVEN Auto Message and Auto Send need mixed case support

The RAVEN commands AUTO MSG <message text> and AUTO SEND ... <command> need to support mixed case text for <message text> and <command> because z/TPF commands such as the file system commands support mixed case.
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Operations Server 3 Not under consideration

Support CICSPlex/SM Application Scopes in CICS explorer

With CICSPlex/SM BAS functionality it is possible to define resources, which will be installed in CICS. And it is also possible to specify an application scope for these resources.<br />In the operations views in the CPSM WUI it is possible ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Leverage VRSX for source dataset management

Tape Optimizer allows for the immediate expiration of source volumes after a successful copy or altering the expiration date to allow for modification of the original retention. When the expiration date is modified it may not have the desired effe...
about 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Tape Optimizer on z/OS 2 Future consideration

Unnecesary Page-ins of CPSM dataspace storage can negatively impact CICS workload

CPSM dataspace storage is never freed back to the operating system. Once a chunk of CPSM dataspace storage is used and released, CPSM puts it on a free chain to be used later. Sometimes this storage remains unused for hours or days. During that pe...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Webservice in RDz: -INC is not recognized by the web service generator wizard

When creating a new CICS web service using the "Enterprise Service Tool" bottom-up approach, the process is based on a Cobol or PL/1 program.During the process, the program is syntax checked and any errors will stop the process. In Danske Bank we ...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Filter joblog archives with low returncodes

We migrated recently from Beta92 to Tivoli Output manager to archive our joblogs. Beta92 provides the feature to classify return codes below a certain value as "good", the joblogs with returncodes below this value are marked as successful. &l...
about 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Output Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

CICS should better interact with TWS

Customer would like to take automatic actions, like restart CICS COLD, in case there is no unit of work to be recovered.They would like to integrate CICS with TWS (Tivoli Workload Scheduler).
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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