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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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Extend the application of CPSM DEFAULTWARNCNT to include the 'missing' tables

As described in the referred PMR, CPSM WUI and CICS Explorer queries for many CPSM tables can produce very large result sets that put operations at risk. All CPSM Table queries should be treated to the same limitations that currently apply to wher...
over 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

software profiler weighted message

The request is for the software profiler to use weighted message rate like Data reduction is using. In addition it would be useful to show what traces are enabled as part of the run.
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Enhance IZBR backup syntax structure to facilitate common language regardless of backup engine

IZBR supports backup tracking for a variety of z/OS backup utilities. Often a client running IZBR will incorporate IZBR specific backup procs based on a specific utility. When that client choses to adopt a new solution they can be faced with mass ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z Batch Resiliency 1 Future consideration

Application Discovery Field Expansion Report -Summarized Report

Hi Team, Customer would like to request for a light-weight Field Expansion Report that provides a high-level summary of affected variables. Regards, Yip Loke Fook
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Support of DASD SWITCH HYPERSW RESYNC in GDPS/Metro single leg topology with MTFO=YES

In GDPS/Metro v4.1, the DASD SWITCH HYPERSW RESYNC statement no longer support with TOPOLOGY=MM2SITE and MTFO=YES. In our site, we have a GDPS/Metro single leg environment for the production with a physically isolated LCP environment using the cas...
over 5 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

BIF: ROUND(x,n), n as expression

we would like to have the ROUND(x,n) builtin function to accept 'n' as an expression else than an Optionally-signed integer. example:DCL X DEC FIXED(11,4) INIT(3.1416);DCL Y BIN FIXED(31) INIT(2); DCL Z DEC FIXED(11,4); Z = ROUND(X,Y);
about 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Determine VSAM FILE definition attributes KEYLENGTH/RECORDFORMAT and RECORDSIZE from catalog

VSAM File attributes (local and remote files) should be determined from z/OS catalog entry instead of defining the values in the corresponding FILE entry in DFHCSD
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

Basic Authentication support in zTPF HTTP Server

There is currently no system level code (such as CHT1/2/3) support for this standard "Authorization" HTTP header and zTPF shops have to create their own way for this support. Even though this header is a standard feature in the HTTP server, adopti...
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Platform Isolation

I have been discussing this topic with several people from the lab, but I also want to write it down one time, to have it written and to maybe make the why clear. So why is this important for us? 1) We have several Cics Regions, where the Cics is ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 8 Not under consideration

Add an option for member sort to prevent misplacement due to specific code page

In order to prevent misplacements in the list of members as displayed by RDz due to the use of a specific code page (*),we need an option in RDz for member sort: 1 - Use windows default 2 - Use alphabetic sort This option could be placed under "Re...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

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