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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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Provide an option to reduce report output from CIUUPDB (focus on STEP091)

The amount of output produced by the jobs is massive in particular STEP091. Is there a way can reduce this for unnecessary output or could that be linked to the problem described in RFE #129515?
almost 6 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

zAware vendor key expirations

Change the fixed vendor key expiration date from December 31st to March 31st annually.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Z Anomaly Analytics with Watson 1 Planned for future release

Start with DIAG traps installed enhancement

System: Integration Test for z/OS V2R3Actor: User needing new feature.Description: Our team is Integration Test for z/OS, when we start TEMS server during IPL, with a number of DIAG traps installed, we get the abend dump. We would like code to det...
almost 6 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Move LSR Pools above the bar

We would like to see the LSR pools moved above the bar for CICS.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IBMLINK - CSI Upload retired

Aug 2023 Customer inquiring if any additional consideration has been given to this RFE? CSI Upload function removed from IBMLINK.In customer opinion, SHOPZ - SMP/E Receive Order process inferior to CSI Upload.Client requested IBM team create RFE. ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Shopz 3 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol - Free from the constraint of the organization of Divisions

Hi, According to the standard, a COBOL program must be organized into 4 Divisions, and these Divisions must appear in a specific order.It is the same with the standard Sections of the Divisions, such as for example the Working-Storage Section or t...
almost 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 10 Not under consideration

Documentation for containerization of HATS projects

System: HATSActor: Official support for HATS containers HATS is a commonly used product that provides Host Access modernization. HATS projects are normally web applications that are deployed to an application server and accessed over a browser. De...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 1 Planned for future release

WTO from CICS Event Processing adapter

Provide a CICS Event Processing adapter to write a WTO, multi-line if necessary based on message length.
almost 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

IMS SINGLE TCB per TMEMBER BOTTLENECK

The current IMS design has a single TCB per TMEMBER, resulting in bottlenecks once transaction volume approaches the critical limit (which is unknown at this time). While IMS performance testing has shown IMS can handle 100K trxs per second, the b...
over 8 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

Offer CBL option for Binder control statment

In some situation, it may be necessary to manage specific options when running the Binder. These options can be the consequence of choice at the level of the Cobol program: by example using the EXCI interface that require to include a specific mod...
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

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