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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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CICS intraregion JVM Server balancing

CICS should provide with a built-in intraregion JVM Server balancing mechanism to improve CICS Java applications availability
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Sparse loading of one single object

We would use sparse loading to load only one object. In the case of program ; we would load only cobol, design and pdp and not all the related objects .
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

HOD DPW - Provide Option to Specify Path for Customized CA files

Provide the ability to specify the CA store where the Host On-Demand Deployment Wizard will search for certificates received on a host session. The recommended circumvention of copying the certificate to where DPW will look for it requires adminis...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

PROCOPS - focal point functionality like in system automation

Change PROCOPS in a way that the focal Point concept works like the System Automation focal point concept
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 0 Not under consideration

TPFDF Cruise Verify should give number of items per Lrec Id

Today the CRUISE VERIFY utility gives the total number of ITEMS.We would appreciate to have also the number of items for each Lrec id.
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Future consideration

create API project in batch way

on behalf of ICBCa way to share and modify mapping rule in a batch way, eg in excel
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Connect 1 Not under consideration

Reduce compiler messages with the same ID and text for a line

Enterprise PL/I V5.2 issues too many compiler messages with the same ID and text for a line. Please see the attached file. It is an example code of issuing same messages for a line performing arithmetic operations of FIXED DEC using structure name...
almost 4 years ago in PL/I Compilers 4 Not under consideration

CICS PA - Improve Data Dictionary mass update process

When using the "Mass update" option to populate the data dictionary file then only the details for the last CICS region to be processed is recorded in the Data Dictionary file. If you need to use Data Dictionary files then you need to have a separ...
almost 4 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 0 Future consideration

CARMA - Remember association regardless of search method

I do 'Search' in CARMA by specifying CPN* as element name (everything else System, sub-system, ect. is *). I find member and do 'Extract to' a 'Remote project'. Now, if I expand folders and drill down to the same member in ISODEV, SBU1, STND, ENTM...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

ZSTAT GPU TE MIPS Enhancement

a. Enhance "zstat gpu" to display TE MIPS display by I-Stream. b. Currently an approximated TE MIPS may be calculated from the current display by subtracting GP MIPS from Actual MIPS for the entire LPAR. c. However, the approximation may be dis...
almost 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

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