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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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CPSM API: A new query function to identify available CMAS's

The CPSM API should support a new query function that could be called prior to any CONNECT operation. This query would scan and locate all active ESSS's on the local LPAR via the z/OS subsystem chain, extracting from each ESSS information about al...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

API for accessing CFDT's from non-CICS workloads.

Please provide an API to allow non-CICS workloads to access Coupling Facility Data Tables (CFDT).
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Threadsafe START and CANCEL commands

START and CANCEL commands are not threadsafe, and if run under OTE, would result in TCB switching to take place whenever these commands are encountered. These switches adversely effect the performance of the application.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS EXPLORER Colouring background of views

As discussed in several talks with IBM , we would like to have the CICS Explorer views backgrounds coloured in the following manner : Give each view of the CICS Explorer its own Background Colour depending on its function : CICS Operation function...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CPSM: Perioddef should include selection of weekdays

When defining a CPSM perioddef for RTA- or WLM-def. in WUI or in Batch, it would be very helpful, to have the possibility of selecting not only the time from/to but also the days from monday to sunday. Especially on saturday and sunday we don't wa...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Enterprise Cobol V6 - Still problems after PH35652 / PH36690 and trace program compiled with OFFSET

After applying fixes PH35652 (COBOL 6.3) and PH36690 (COBOL 6.2), we notice that there are still problems to trace the execution of programs compiled with the option OFFSET / OPTIMIZE (1|2). Despite the use of the OPTIMIZE (1) option, it happens t...
about 3 years ago in COBOL Compilers 6 Not under consideration

Add Vol=SER specification to ALCCKD Command

Currently, when running the ALCCKD command, a "default" VOL=SER is assigned to the newly allocated Volume. If the ALCCKD is executed for several Volumes, then ALL of those Volumes will have the SAME VOL=SER which will lead ot errors when zD&T ...
about 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 3 Not under consideration

zD&T Pre-allocated User Volumes

Include 2-3 3390-m9 pre-allocated volumes in base ADCD distribution.
about 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

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Es trabajo de universidad
about 3 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 0 Not under consideration

CRUISE statistics enhancement

Upon completion of the CRUISE utility, users can display statistics gathered on the DF structure that was processed. Currently, statistics show GT 4B when counters exceed the 4 billion mark. We would like to see count fields expanded to make CRUIS...
about 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 0 Planned for future release

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