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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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Support different users to connect to the same database

There are over 3,000,000,000 users using GMCC system. They have to separate their database. Normally each division will have their own database. Some division only cover one city. Others will cover multiple cities. Currently they use different dat...
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support add/remove notes in WLM dynamically without restarting

GMCC hopes the CICS cluster(WLM) can support add/remove nodes dynamically without restarting. During the peak time, they want to rent some additional machines and return them back later. This also need to enhance our web admin console. They need t...
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

in-memory database support

Currently GMCC has thousands of stand-alone application out of CICS. The main reason is that their system need to support huge TPS and they use in-memory database Oracle TT. TXSeries doesn't support any in-memory database currently.
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

One switch to control whether print common area when transaction is forcepurged

During the development/testing procedure, many “Forcepurge” were recorded in the console file. But Huawei don't know which transaction was Forcepurged, and what is the root cause of it. They required that we provide a switch which can control whet...
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

Install multiple TXSeries in one system

Huawei want to multiple TXSeries can co-existing. Sometime the customer can not provide one new machine for new TXSeries. So they want to install multiple TXseries in one system. On the other hand, they also hope that they can choose the install d...
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

timeout user EXIT support

ICBC think it is difficult to do the PD if some trasaction is times out. They want to CICS team to provide an timeout EXIT. Then they can create their own user exit to handle transaction timeout
almost 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

STAT DEBUG TOOLS

See PMR let us know in detail what subsys option you expect DT to provide in which debug scenario ex : SUBSYS:TCPIP or RDz
about 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

OPEN Operation Extensions

Allow for additional processing to be associated with OPEN operations based on whether the file is OPEN as INPUT or OUTPUT.(Feature is not available for OPEN I/O or EXTEND.) The aim is to facilitate easier introduction of Headers and Trailers proc...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Authenticate option for server urimaps

There are cases where an application needs to support basic authentication for protected content being served by CICS Web Support. In this situation the application must serve both anonymous and authenticated users. To use basic authentication wit...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support user application based on TXSeries Liberty

ICBC is interesting in user application running in Liberty of TXSeries, which should can access CICS resources. This also need JCICS supported.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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