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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 Task Policy to handle poison message and MQ Backouts

CICS Task Policy for MQ Backout Count handle Poison messages. Task Policy for MQ, if Backout Threshold exceeded in the MQMD put the message to the MQ Backout Queue Defined in the MQ Header and Abend Task. If no Backout Queue defined, the task beha...
almost 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Program name in PUT DATA / PUT LISTwithin CICS runtime

When running PL/I programs under CICS it is sometimes necessary to activate PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs to analyse problems within applications.The output of PUT DATAs or PUT LISTs is prefixed by Terminalid, Transactionid and timestamp. The program nam...
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Remove the requirement of Db2 SYSADM authority to access the IZPCA panels to perform specific functions.

DB2 SYSADM is the highest level of administrative authority at a DB2 subsystem level. Users with SYSADM authority can run some utilities and issue some database and database manager commands within the instance. A user with SYSADM authority can gr...
over 1 year ago in IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics 0 Planned for future release

DFHLIST automatically defined and installed by CICS; not on LIST=

DFHLIST automatically defined and installed by CICS; not on LIST=. If were automatically defined by CICS; would free up one of the 4 LIST= slots. items in DFHLIST needed in order for CICS to start; why not define automatic as part of the CICS init...
over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Passticket support for Database Access

Hi, We use passticket for IMS SQL Batch utility. The passticket also supports MFA in batch utility. We would like to see the passticket usage in IMS Explorer for database connection, which simplifies our access for development systems. Thanks !!
over 2 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 2 Not under consideration

Ability to Suspend a Timer Across IPLs

It would be appreciated if we can have ability to suspend a timer and keep that timer suspended across IPLs.
over 5 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Future consideration

Allow additional custom actions to DWC "More Actions" menu

Currently DWC only allows for one Custom Menu (url) to be displayed in the "More Actions" menu using the twsObjectDoc section of TdwcGlobalSettings.xml . We have a requirement to have more than one Custom Action for jobs/jobstreams to point to mul...
over 6 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 0 Future consideration

Ensure the REST OLDR functions provide proper audit trail to Prime Cras for any changes to a program loadset's status or composition.

Two critical and standard practices used in zTPF systems are the restriction of certain system alteration entries and functions to a CRAS terminal, and the journaling of the resulting alterations themselves to the Prime CRAS system console. The Pr...
over 1 year ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

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over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 5 Not under consideration

Record Data Test Case Window

In zUnit when the Test Data Editor is open, you select the Red recording button, the Record Data Test Case Window pops up where you push the Start Recording button. This window is modular, the whole workspace is frozen while this window is display...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

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