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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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Add support for CICS MP Domain

CICS Managed Platforms domain is where any CICS System or Task policy control blocks, counters, storage etc. is going to be. The IBM IPCS CICS VERBEXIT now formats the MP domain, but Fault Analyzer is suspiciously missing that info. Please update ...
over 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Support Genpkgid in Endevor Package RAM

Endevor allow the user to enforce naming standards for Endevor packages. The enforcement is done via coding the GenPkgid package exit. This exit is invoked at the time of packake creation . For the Package RAM the exit is not invoked. Moreover by...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Not under consideration

Reuse of DB2 connections and DB2 prepared statements in IMS JMP regions

Java applications running in an IMS JMP region have to reestablish the DB2 connection for each input message they process. Because of this prepared statements also cannot be reused when processing the next input message. They have to be prepared a...
almost 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 3 Not under consideration

Ability to see the list of approvers and approval status for an Endevor package

In Endevor, users have the ability to set approvals for a package. This requirement is to allow a user in RDz/CARMA to see the status of approvals.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6 - NUMCHECK(ABD): Generate the control code in the same instructions block

Whatever the chosen optimization level, the NUMCHECK(ABD) compilation option generates a part of the control code at the end of the program code, (the numeric class test is performed at the location of the Cobol instruction, but the call to the ab...
about 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 4 Not under consideration

Enhance EXEC CICS ASSIGN with ASRABEAR option

The EXEC CICS API for ASSIGN returns many data items related to program checks (e.g. ASRAKEY, ASRAINTRPT, ASRAREGS, ASRAPSW, etc). But the one item that is not available to the ASSIGN API, that would be of great benefit for solving a wild branch, ...
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS LINK - DPL to remote system with link TIMEOUT value

EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM(STEVE) TIMEOUT(NNNN) timeout value for DPL in seconds.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Enhance CPSM routing to ensure workload is not routed to a Non Responsive MAS

In the event that a CICS target region become non-responsive we need to ensure that workload is not routed to that region. This may require a new routing algorithm, and could encompass other situations where are target region should be removed fro...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CPSM to detect unavailable subsystems directly

CPSM needs to directly recognize when subsystems such as DB2 or MQ are not available to a target region rather than depending on routed workload abending in the region to change the weight of the target region. In addition this could be linked wit...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Add batch job (JCL) function to create web service and .SAR file in z/OS connect for IMS.

Enhance z/OS Connect for IMS by using batch job to create web service and .sar file . For example like CICS does . (BAQLS2JS) submit JCL job to create service and file . The current environment might have lots of applications need to publish as AP...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Not under consideration

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