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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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A Global User Exit for Program Check Recovery

Can we have a Global User Exit which is driven for program checks in a CICS region, similar to the PROGRAM_CHECK_RECOVERY mechanism which LE uses in its "shunt routines" to test pointers during its CEEDUMP processing. The consumer (probably an IBM...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Provide a STEP OVER command that bypasses the code to be executed

We'd like to see the STEP OVER command bypass the code to be executed when issues. We currently accomplish the function we are looking for by using the JUMP TO Location command, but would like to see an more intuitive solution.
over 9 years ago in Debug for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

DBB Toolkit API - Make execution of PROCS possible via MVSExec

At our company we make regular use of procedures in our JCL's and before we call these procedures we also make use of include members to set all kinds of variables used in these procedures. Example of a part of a jcl where we use a proc, called AP...
about 3 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Not under consideration

Value of Cobol variables may be incorrectly reported

Enhance the DWARF data produced by the COBOL compiler such that CEEDUMP can correctly identify that a variables value is being held in a register rather than in storage at the time of an abend.
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 5 Not under consideration

z/TPF zREST as a Data Access Service

Headline: zREST as a Data Access Service to z/TPF Data 2. Lead Contact: mark.whitney@travelport.com 3. Date 2018-04-26 4. Description: a. Multiple z/TPF Customers, Travelport, Amex, Delta, and Citi; desire an implementation of z/TPF REST...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

z/TPF Program Analysis Tool

Headline: Program Analysis Tool 2. Lead Contact: mark.whitney@travelport.com 3. Date 2018-04-26 4. Description: a. Multiple z/TPF Customers, Travelport, Citibank, Amex, Marriott, Delta, and SABRE, desire an implementation desire a Progra...
over 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 1 Not under consideration

GDPS A-A Sites / FIS Connex Interoperability

The client has GDPS A-A sites implemented in an Active Standy configuration in production with a FIS Connex workload. However, since Connex requires exclusive access to its VSAM files, compromises have been required to implement IIDR for VSAM. Pri...
over 6 years ago in GDPS 1 Not under consideration

Specifying user option -u for cicsadmin utility

1. BoC customer expects to specify user on this command cicsadmin utility for user security consideration. For example, they expect only administration user can do MAXSERVER/MINSERVER tuning in runtime by cicsadmin utility in production env, while...
over 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

Track transaction abend from COR to AOR

#How to track transaction abend from COR to AOR# Customer scenario: After one AOR's task is forced, ABEND is also generated in COR sometimes, but it is not possible to know which TASK of which AOR is.
over 6 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

ZPTCH improvements

Customer is asking for improvements to zpatch to prevent system issue;The issue appears to be the possibility of inadvertently applying core updates after filing the 20 allowed ZPTCH patch deck slots. The core updates happen because the process al...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

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