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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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Fully support 32-bit EQUs (maybe even 64-bit EQUs as well)

The assembler's support of 32-bit EQUs is arcane, to say the least. Consider: EQU1 EQU X'80000000' EQU2 EQU X'80000000'+1 EQU3 EQU X'7FFFFFFF'+1 The EQU1 and EQU2 statements are fine.The EQU3 statement gets flagged with ASMA074E. I do understand t...
over 2 years ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Assembler 3 Not under consideration

Avoid GDPS Healthcheck SPOF for single rack DASD subsystems

In TS003711052 we encountered an issue where GDPS/PPRC Healthcheck claimed to detect a single point of failure - "all paths share a SPOF on control unit interfaces". This is not a real issue because the DASD is a single rack subsystem and we expec...
over 4 years ago in GDPS 0 Future consideration

When a /STO SUBSYS and subsequent /STA SUBSYS is issued, IMS has to be restarted in order to make the dep regions pick it up

The customer needs IMS to be able to start subsystems SSM members dinamically when an external subsystem is having issues. Currently, if a sick subsystem is causing problems, issuing a /STO SUBSYS on the sick subsystem and /STA SUBSYS on another S...
over 3 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

Allow IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter w/o SSL for IPIC-connected CICS running in different intranet sysplexs

IPIC Connections between CICS regions running in different LPARs active in trusted SYSPLEX's, require secured SSL connections if the IPCONN USERAUTH(IDENTIFY) parameter is specified for the IPCON resources. This is documented here:http://www-01.ib...
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

EYU9XSTR Threadsafe

Convert the EYU9XSTR Exit to be Threadsafe
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

AD - v6.0.1 - CCS project monitor field doesn't work in the sorted order of time duration (Eg; build progress)

In AD version v6.0.1 after build or post build processes there is no facility to display long time consuming build progress projects from the CCS admin console. In the top right corner there is "status field" that only filters status alone that do...
almost 2 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Future consideration

Move DB2 package fields to the package tables

Please move the following package detail information from the DB2 transaction tables, to the package table where they are more useful: SELECT_ACC INSERT_ACC UPDATE_ACC DELETE_ACC DESCRIBES_ACCPREPARE_ACC OPEN_ACC CLOSE_ACC FETCH_ACC LOCK_ACC CALL_ACC
over 3 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 0 Future consideration

AD Cross Application Service should be enabled for DB2 on z/OS

ADDI has the capability to analyze Cross Applications. Unfortunately this feature is not supported for DB2 on z/OS. We would like to have the feature implemented for DB2 on z/OS as well.
over 3 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CICS IPIC use of Sysplex Distributor for High Availability and Workload Balancing purposes

We would like CICS to use Sysplex Distributor to balance workload from a requester region in a SYSPLEX to several server regions in another SYSPLEX over IPIC connections on every transaction execution. Our requirement is similar to RFE 24351 but a...
almost 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

XPCS workarea allocated in 24 bit storage causing subsequent program load failures.

When the CDC exit gets loaded it is in the dependentregions storage and the XPCB and XSDB control blocks are in the dependent region private storage according to the AMODE of the exit. . The XPCS workarea is being allocated in only 24 bit storage ...
about 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Is a defect