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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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Clean up after search

After doing a search, when deleting results from the "Search" view, the last search result is always left behind
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

Ability to copy and paste a path into the edit source lookup

Edit source lookup for remote folder is a "graphical interface" (i.e. a browse tree) at the moment... want a way to enter a remote folder as a path (i.e. need a text field)
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 2 Not under consideration

CICS Web Services Assisant.

From the created COPYLIB member: * Comments for field 'OriginSPLC': * This field represents the value of XML element * '/RateRankRequest/RatingRequest/ShipHeaderInfo/OriginSPLC'. * XML data type: 'string'. * XML 'whiteSpace' facet value: 'preserve...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

DB2 records comparison

Support DB2 records comparsion, between the same table under different schemas. Record comparison is only supported for File, but not DB2 table rows.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Detect attempts to extend size of Application Stack storage beyond ESPS limit

Attempts to extend Application Stack storage beyond the ESPS limit are not currently detected or handled directly; the stack pointer is set to what should be the new address, but the storage is not mapped. Processing in this scenario inevitably tr...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Dynamically install CICS SVCs and LPA and Linklist modules to an LPAR with CICS running

With CICS TS 5.1 it is possible to dynamically install the CICS SVC i.e. no IPL is required to install the 5.1 SVC. However, this can only be achieved by shutting down any CICS regions running on the LPAR, installing the SVC, LPA and LINKLIST modu...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Operator action message not shown in IDz

Even though prompting operator action is outside File Manager's control, we need to have some message or indication to the developer that the dataset is waiting for an action from operator. This message could be provided by File Manager or IDz its...
over 5 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Best practices for Utilization Tracking and Reporting for IBM Cobol for AIX.

Please providebest practices for Utilization Tracking and Reporting for IBM Cobol for AIX. Fromhttps://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21642903andhttps://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022104we can see that Utilization Track...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Ask for CICS file OPEN in Read Update/Write/Del statement set the open input flag in SMF 62

We need to make statistics on how files are used on our system. For that we use SMF record 62. But when a file is open under CICS in Read/Write CICS open the File In OUTPUT only, so the flag Input Processing in field SMF62MC1 remains to NO.We woul...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Trace parms should have option to be dynamically changed via IMS commands

Some problems may require a trace in order to see the problem details. Depending upon the required trace different trace parms may be required. In order to change the trace parms a subsystem recycle may be required requiring a service impact. In o...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Open Access TM 1 Not under consideration

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