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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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Provide an option to prevent wait for HRECALL of migrated file ressources

In our test and development systems rarely-used VSAM data sets are often migrated by DFHSM.When CICS opens a migrated dataset, it performs a dynalloc, which waits for the completion of of the HRECALL. The dynalloc runs under control of the resourc...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add PTF HOLD information UI66571

In the HOLD ACTION of UI66571, it described that FMNPRINT and FMNIN DD were added by this PTF.But there is no description about the impact for customer's JCL.Our customer already use FMNPRINT and FMNIN DD on their JCL as user's definition. So it a...
about 4 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

GetHostByName call blocks the SO domain TCB, preventing any socket work from running for the duration of the call.

GetHostByName call blocks the SO domain TCB, prevent any socket work from running for the duration of the call. The default timeout of 30 seconds means that we have hung up CICS sockets work for at least 30 seconds. We've reduced the timeout to 3 ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Toggle new Comment in JCL Editor

The function "Toggle Comment Continuation" (Ctrl+/)in the jcl editor inserts a character (*) on position 72 so that the comment can continue the next line (line beginning with // + one space) it works fine but it is not the recommended way for ins...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Be able to make session parameters changes

Would like to be able to change parms configured in a session with out updating every session in the Configured Session List
about 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Not under consideration

Highlighting the beginning and the end of an IF or PERFORM statement

With cobol editor, when i select a "IF", the "ELSE" and "END-IF" are highlighted.Same thing wirh "Perform End-Perform", Evaluate, End-Evaluate and all instructions vith scope terminator. With PDP Cobol Editor, it will be very useful to have this h...
about 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect

Provide timeout option for outbound HTTP CONNECT requests

If the outbound HTTP function of CICS TS is used to connect to a remote server, the socket CONNECT request can hang for up to 3 minutes if the remote server is not responding. This is the architected z/OS TCPIP timeout value (which cannot be confi...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

no specification of the extension for includes

With the language-specific program structure usage, the extension can be derived from the context of the action.For the Explore AD project from the selected resource type. In the Include Usage analysis, a corresponding field would have to be inser...
about 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

Automatic clear out old PROG and TRAN errors from the STATS file.

SA automation creates error entries in the SA STATS files for IMS and CICS transaction and program entries. These entries never get cleared out, so the STATS file can slowly grow over time. As programs and transactions can change over time (partic...
over 12 years ago in IBM Z System Automation 2 Future consideration

Copy an item from a component in different component of a different stream

Hellowe want to copy/duplicate an item from the component Y of stream A in the component Z of the stream B.It is not possible with the SDP. In the PMR 65559.660.706 we explain in details our needBest RegardsDelphine
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

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