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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 - Add %Max Tasks to the Region View (SHARE requirement SSCICS11005)

We would like to see a column added to the CICS Explorer Region view that would represent the current Percentage of MAXT used.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Additions to DFHJUP and Return Codes

We recently had an incident here when we ended up having "hanging" VSAM linear datasets left over from our online log precessing. We have to save every inbound and outbound message in the NCIC system (for log searching, court cases etc). We curren...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

install transaction base on template

ICBC wants a method to autoinstall transaction base on template. Their application architect is request comes into TOR through IP socket, then IP socket listener starts a remote transaction which is routed to AOR. Most of the transactions in AOR u...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Problem with recursion when generating a CICS web services from WSDL (top-down)

Recursion problem: While using Enterprise service tools (in RDz) to generate a web service in top-down mode from a WSDL that has been generated using Rational Software Architecture and is based on the IAA services models, we receive a recursion er...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Create the ability to delete TSQs at a specific time

Create the ability to delete CICS TSQs at a specific time
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 9 Not under consideration

Provide support for CICS Explorer for supported versions of z/VSE

The SOD for CICS Explorer indicates that z/VSE 5.1 is required to use this product. Many existing CICS/TS installations would be interested or could benefit from this product if it was available on earlier supported versions of z/VSE.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Reduction of EXEC CICS ADDRESS EIB from module CEECCICS

With z196 the CPU propotion of the module DFHEIP increased a lot. I already opened an PMR 47174/035/724 and an RFE requirement for this with the id 19307. But in parallel we investigate how to reduce the EXEC CICS instructions from our application...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer needs to issue message CNX0225W resource_type unsupported in this context

CICS Explorer needs to issue message CNX0225W resource_type unsupported in this context. when users attempt to access adminstrative resources using a CICSPlex SM Data connection to a CICS TS V3.2 WUI server.If a CICS Explorer client connected to a...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Support of CICS Explorer on AIX

The customer has AIX workstations and would like to run the CICS Explorer on these. They do no use Linux on these workstations. Would it be possible for there to be a CICS Explorer that runs on AIX please.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Creating Multi-part WSDL Add function to the Web Service Assistant (DFHLW2WS) allowing the user to create multi-part WSDL

Title: Creating Multi-part WSDL Add functionality to the Web Service Assistant (DFHLW2WS) allowing the user to create multi-part WSDL. Current implementation of the Web Services Assistant generates a monolithic WSDL, meaning the WSDL that is gener...
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration