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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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Command missing to DE-/ACTIVATE LE RPTOPTS,RPTSTG (GSE Requirement DBCICD98021)

No possibility to change le/370 (LE) RPTOPTS or RPTSTG in a running CICS-Environment.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Make CELLPOOL Services useable in CICS (GSE requirement DBCICD98020)

Large Quantities of large pieces of storage are right now only maintainable in areas not designed for this. Some Installations have even designed and developed their own dataspace maintenance programs. A full support (preserve of ARegs and support...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need the CICS CM plug-in to manage EXPORT-IMPORT files

After creating an EXPORT configuration file through the ISPF interface. When looking for EXPORT file created through the configuration view in the CM Plug-in perspective. The file can not be found.
over 12 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Permit CMAS's to interoperate using TCP/IP

CMAS to CMAS links currently have to be defined using VTAM when connecting multiple CICSPlexes together. We want to be able to remove the dependency on VTAM and instead use an IP network.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Distributed Transaction Processing over IP

Permit a large DTP workload to run across an IP based network, without any changes being necessary to the user applications.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

License the HATS Application

License the HATS application using the Rational License server
over 12 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Edition partielle de table DB2 impossible

La selection partielle de lignes d'une table DB2 en ?dition est impossible.TSO PST le permet.La seule possibilit? est d'utiliser SQL, mais ceci n'est pas s?curis? car on ne sait jamais par avance le nb de lignes qui vont ?tre modifi?es, au contrai...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Appel de macro(s) dans une macro (pour aide ? la saisie)

Avec Pacbase, rien n'interdisait d'appeler des macros dans une macro.Ceci a ?t? mis ? profit dans le cas de macros qui venaient en compl?ment d'autres macros :- la macro principale ?tait appel?e dans la macro qui venait en compl?ment- cela permett...
over 12 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Not under consideration

Tool to monitor RDz Host activity

A unique place or interface to snapshot or monitor RDz activity and all involved components.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 2 Not under consideration

Allow to import projects with 'existing' name.

You can not import a project if such a name 'exists' in the workspace. A few times my project was 'hidden' and I was not able to import from a different workspace. Basically, I suggest to treat projects the same way as files. Prompt if user wants ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration