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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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Origin Data to be passed for DTP and ASYNC flows

For transaction tracking purposes it is important that a transactions has some information about the parent transaction. The ADCB doesn't have information for DTP transactions and some of the ASYNC flows (e..g START with TERMID). The ORIGIN DATA i...
about 2 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 1 Future consideration

CICS: Fragmentación de la memoria

La memoria de CICS se fragmenta y no existe ninguna forma de solucionar ese problema. Esta situación, impide utilizar áreas de, por ejemplo, 20 MB a transacciones de aplicación, algo que imposibilita la correcta ejecución de las transacciones, hac...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

LPEX editor should hilight debug lines depending on setting

Similar to the COBOL editor, LPEX should highlight debug lines (lines with 'D' in column 7) depending on the existence of the 'With Debugging Mode' phrase of Source Computer command.COBOL editor highlights these as active code or as comment lines,...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Single Sign On with Open ID Connect in HACP EE

HACP EE is a web application which offers a zero foot print host accessFor customers who want to access HACP EE using single sign on should be able to do so using OIDC or Open Id Connect. It is a modern standard for exchanging authenticated end us...
over 3 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

CETR PF5 SET TRANSACTION TRACING(cvda) - Transactions defined in bundles should behave consistently and CETR not abend AEIP

I think a good enhancement (thats doesn't need any recovery over cics restarts) would be to allow SET TRANSACTION TRACING(cvda) for transactions defined from bundles Currently INVREQ resp2 300 is issued whilst using CETR to change the tracing leve...
almost 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Is a defect

CICS - Change MCT parameters with online command

Good afternoon, Please check the possibility of chaning the MCT parameter via online command, in flight, without the necessary of stop/start of CICS that is currently needly.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 4 Future consideration

SPOC Audit trail doesn't write batch job name/id number

When we submit batch SPOC, the audit trail doesn't write job name and job number to identify the job ran that executed so and so commands.
over 5 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 3 Not under consideration

ETL utility and JCL script to automate the DB2 data Loading process into IZTA

This will help the customer to load the DB2-UNLOADED data directly into shared dataspaces (VTS-TSR).
about 1 year ago in IBM Z Table Accelerator 0 Planned for future release

Display OMEGAMON Global Data Area startup options in the Enhanced 3270

CICS administrators logon to the Omegamon (classic) and use command GLOB GLOB to verify that each CICS regions is using the correct Global Data Area startup options. If the Enhanced 3270 was able to display the Global Data Area options, these admi...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z OMEGAMON for CICS / Product functionality 0 Future consideration

Allow typing during application is working

It happens that transactions inside the CICS-application may need more time to finish from time to time. The end user knows the normal response time and starts or continue typing as a moment where the transaction have not finished. In this case th...
about 1 year ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Future consideration