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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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Require TO2 inuse count by data store

TPFUG_Req_Number: D04002ORIGIN DATE: 05 March 2004REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT There is currently no easy way to determine the pool record usage of individual data stores or collections within the TPFCS database. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION Since TO2 has defa...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

DBDEF Load and Initialisation changes

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF00170Contact Originator Id: Claudio JorgeAbstract: The DBDEF definition, load and initialization should be enhanced to support a consistent view of the DBDEF so that changes introduced by a DBTAB/INIT are not visible to existin...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

Automatic refresh of DBDEF Index

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF00156Contact Originator Id: sk.ahn@eds.comAbstract: Central DBDEF Index needs to be refreshed automatically after any DBDEF is activated/deactivated.Description: Most of TPFDF customers are initializing the Central DBDEF Index ...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

TPFDF should provide a more efficient SORT command

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF00021Contact Originator Id: Waseem MajeedAbstract: TPFDF should provide a more efficient way to SORT sub-files.Description: The current SORT command internally uses a DBADD to SORT files. In an effort to make the process more e...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

PDU Enhancements

TPFUG_Req_Number: D08006FORIGIN DATE: June 25th, 2008REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT : PDU Enhancements. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION : • PDU Create Exclude process should be able support the NOSWITCH logic. This would enable the user to execute ZRPDU creations n...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Release File Block(CA) Enhancements

TPFUG_Req_Number: D07002SContact Originator Id: charlie.crowe@eds.comAbstract: Release File processing enhancements to include diagnostic aids for Task force enhancements.Description: Updates to Release file items contained in the CY6TR record.o A...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

HELP option on ZOODB and ZBROW

TPFUG_Req_Number: D04001ORIGIN DATE: 05 March 2004REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Online HELP should be available for ZBROW and ZOODB functional entries. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION ZOODB and in particular ZBROW have many parameters and the input requirements ar...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Recoup short term pool loop detection

We are not using the TLC= parameter and have encountered performance mpacts in three of our zTPF systems, during recoup chain chase, whenshort term pools are chained to each other.
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

Continuous Data Collection - Include session values for SWISC IMMEDIATE requests in the routed entries per sec.

Include session values for SWISC IMMEDIATE requests in the routed entries per sec.
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 5 Not under consideration

Provide an option on ZDECB to not "PAGE"

We have a time-initiated entry to display all ECBs running. We would like to have the ZDECB display come out un-paged. We do not want to change our WTOPC_PAGE size in UOP3. What we have done is cloned program cvxs.c and pulled out all of the WTOPC...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration