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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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Configuration Mgr Plug-in BETA 52

The BETA 52 Configuration Mgr CICS Explorer Plug-in does not contain all the functionality of the ISPF interface. Specifically for a Chg Pkg, to "install" and "set approver" - these are not in the Plug-in and should be to complete the process. Tra...
about 10 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Configurable dynamic server selection for Client Application

Configurable dynamic server selection (round robin, fail-over, back-end of scalability) for Client applications using the ECI V1 API, including the ability to dynamically modify the routing policy.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IMS LOCKMAX USERMOD to disallow or restrict the use of the value '0' and provide a min to max range for LOCKMAX values

Wellpoint needs a LOCKMAX parm usermod to allow us to restrict or disallow the use of the value '0' in BMP EXEC parms or in a PSBGEN. Also would like to have the option to specify a minimum and maximum range of values for LOCKMAX
about 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

Requirement to suspend the transaction when accessing named counter resource; instead current CICS region wait on QR TCB

Improve CICS access to Named Counter resource. Today the entire CICS region waits while one transaction access this resource using QR TCB. Customer request is to meanwhile suspend the transaction, releasing the QR TCB and giving chance to others t...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

OMEGAMON Command and LOGON Security

Change OMEGAMON logon security, only if a SAF product is used, so that no logon is required and command checking is performed when entering the command. When a user enters the command then they should be asked for their SAF userid and password and...
about 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

This is a test

This is a test of submitting an RFE
about 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Diagnostic Utilities 0 Not under consideration

Transport data to remote CICS programs and transactions

I need the ability to pass data to a CICS region when a request is made that results in a request to a remote CICS region within the same system or sysplex. This could include LINK PROGRAM or START TRANSID.
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Show additional system activity at the time of an Observation Session

Show what was executing on the system at the time an observation session was occurring.
about 10 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Provide an Expert View Report

This report should shows the findings of the current APA Measurement Analysis with the the pertinent portions of the referenced reports automatically inserted.
about 10 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

CICS IA Customization clist needs to provide a DB2 configuration option to comment out REORG TABLESPACE in generated SQL

After applying CICS IA maintenance, it is often required to re-run the CICS IA Customization clist to re-generate members. For the DB2 configuration, SQL members, for example CIULOADC (and many others) end with a 'REORG TABLESPACE'. At this site, ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration