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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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Enhance CICS IA command flow feature

1. Program Indentation GUI panel for COBOL program stacks in command flow option. 2. Accumulated CPU usage information for each command step.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICSVR needs to be re-architected to allow only 1 unique module for DWW1SCSR and DWW1VS00.

It seems that there is this documentation that states the CICSVR library(LPA) must be installed (placed) prior to the MVS (zos) library per item http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21192432 Our MVS Team has brought this to our attenti...
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

Reset BWO bit by BATCH utility

Now we can only use the CICS VR 'Tool List' pull down panel to reset the BWO bit to zero. In the Disaster Recovery scenario, there should be lots of VSAM files needed to reset. So that the customer want to use BATCH utility to do it.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

SMS needs standard exit/parm for CICS VR

ZOS SMS must have an Exit or Parameter to support CICS VR. If exit is used, any issue with CICS VR, we need to Disable this exit. Module DWW1VS00 cannot be installed in another SMPE zone and place LPA dataset inright sequence.
over 12 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS VR Recovered Data set Statistics Report needs to report on backout record counts and actions

CICS VR report for recovered data set statistics does not clearly document when backout record types have been converted from updates to adds or deletes ignored. It also does not clearly describe why duplicate entries for the same dataset with dif...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CICSVR V4.2 Step Level Back Out Reporting

After a step level or partial step level back-out occurs in production, FIIS application support is required to review the generated reports to confirm accuracy after a batch abend. Currently the CICS VR reports do not include the key of each reco...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

New parameter to set return code when CICS VR detects no data to back out

Currently if CICS VR Batch backout is run and CICS VR detects there is no data to back out it sets a return code of 12. Fidelity require the ability to set the return code to 4.Subject of PMRs 29010 004 000 and 23822 004 000.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 8 Delivered

CICSVR V4.2 use of CLIST for generating forward recovery JCL.

The customer's application, by design, uses DASD only log streams to log after images from the onlines. When using the CICSVR CLIST to generate forward recovery JCL, the CLIST automatically executes a scan of every DFHLGLOG defined to the RCDS con...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered

Inability to delete records from the RCDS without recalling migrated LOGS

The customer is using AUTODELETE and the retention period parameter (RETPD) on the logstream definitions for his forward recovery logs. They are allowing LOGGER to get rid of the data. Eventually the RCDS fills with tieup records that are no longe...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Validation of numeric field

We need a fix so we are able to validate if a packed field contains valid characters. I.e. validate if a field is numeric. The sourcecode will be generated to zOS/Cobol
almost 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

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