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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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SCTP (stream control transmission protocol) support for zTPF

our member endpoint platforms and CISCO equipment in the network currently support SCTP. They feel this protocol would make the network more resilient to carrier issues to endpoint connections. They are currently performing a POC with SCTP connect...
about 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

RDz FM currently doesn't have capability to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect nam

We are looking for a way to have file manager be able to display c++ source method names on load/dll compares in addition to the csect name. Currently we have files in omvs that show this cross reference of csect to source name, but we would be op...
about 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Using CPACF with HW built-In instructions

ISV likes to use HW Crypto support of CPACF (see Principles of Operation) in their applications running on z/OS. As of requiremts of their architecture and as of performance reasons, they do not use ICSF. So they have to use the CPACF instructions...
about 10 years ago in C/C++ and Fortran Compilers / C/C++ 7 Not under consideration

Populate ICOW owner ID with C-O-W program exception address

Currently there is no tool to identify the exact location of a Copy on Write exception only the program name.This suggestion involves a three line update in CPSE to add the COW exception program old PSW address as the low order owner ID of the XMB...
about 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

ADDI user logoff and ADDI server stops automatically

TD Bank decided to use ADDI 5.1.0.4 and after a user startup the ADDI server, the user needs to keep logon to maintain proper function of the ADDI server. Once the user signout, the ADDI server is stopped automatically.
about 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

CMCI to allow multiple connections

We have 50 CICS regions in our system, and we do not have CICSPlex installed. There is no demand for CICSPlex. Hence, I use CMCI in CICS Explorer to connect to each CICS region individually. .This RFE is to allow more than one CMCI connection (at ...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

DFHFC7084 issued when CICS resyncs to CFDT

This REQ is being raised by CICS L3 Service who actually took an apar for this problem for further investigative work but eventually deemed it to be beyond the scope of an apar fix. Basically, CICS is interfacing with a CFDT Server and an inflight...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS START ATTACH more general

An EXEC CICS START ATTACH command can only be executed as a non-terminal-request. There is a need for a terminal oriented (single threaded) START command that is executed immediately. A START command with TERMINAL is only executed every 256 millis...
about 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Not under consideration

CTG certificate parm

Create a CTG certificate parm to point to a specific digital certificate stored on a RACF keyring
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 1 Planned for future release

Need to remove the limit of 15 columns on the SORTCOLS statement

RFE related to TOM, opened on Omegamon for z/OS because it owns the BASE functions SORTCOLS statement has a limit of 15 columns, as they told us in PMR. If you need to have more than 15 cols the only way up to now is to specify SORTCOLS=ALL. But t...
over 10 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

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