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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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Convert tab to x'05' when copying data from notepad to LPEX editor

When we copy some statements in word document or notepad to the LPEX editor which contains some "tab", it will become the x'05' characters once saving it to host. It will lead to syntax error and hard to identify the problem. Could LPEX editor be ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

CICS RDO modification Query(ON)

Typeterm parms Extendedds and highlight force Query(on) even if that particulat setting is NO in the RDO definition
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

CICS INITPARM

We can use EXEC CICS ASSIG INITPARM to get the value for a specific program. This value can only be changed by recycling the CICS region. We need a functionalty to dynamically change INITPARM paramters while CICS is up and running.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add information in the report of the procedure MIAM

The procedure MIAM send a report containing the PACBASE entities on which there is a migration problem. This report contains the entity Code, the type of problem and the line numbers where the problem is. For entities called by other entities like...
almost 11 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Increase OSAM subpools from current limit of 255 to 1024 or 2048

As our BMP workload increases coupled with recent mergers we are fast approaching the limit of 255 OSAM subpool buffers. In our environment we have seen a slow down in BMP processing when too many BMPs are accesssing the same OSAM subpool due to l...
almost 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

CICS task storage High Water Mark (HWM)

CICS maintains a storage HWM. If a particular txn is processing a mixed workload (e.g. small and large messages within the same MQ Q), we have observed the effect a large message has on the amount of storage acquired by CICS on behalf of each subs...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Route to Local in CICS Cloud

In the world of CICS Cloud where we have Platforms and Applications, can we ensure that if there are viable AORs on a given LPAR (which reeceived the original message from an external source), CICS/CPSM will 'route to local' and only revert to XCF...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Session busy when using LINK

Using the DTP protocol, it's possible to allocate a session before the conversation (multiple SEND/RECEIVE pairs)is started. If there are no sessions available, the allocate returns a SESSION BUSY response and the code then has the choice of waiti...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Expiry of CICS queued requests within the dispatcher queue(s)

A CICS region often has to queue requests because of resource constraints e.g. max tasks has been reached. In order to minimise the risk that a CICS will go SoS, it would be good if any given queued item has a finite lifespan. If the dispatcher de...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide the ability to update the web services and Integration Objects default Java package

When generating the Web Service support files, all new Java classes go under the "webservicesclasses" package. Integration Objects all go into the "IntegrationObjects" folder. There is no option in the workbench HATS preferences to change the defa...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 6 Not under consideration