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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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DFHPI1008 diagnostic enhancements

Message DFHPI1008 includes some limited diagnostics to help identify the cause of a problem. Additional details would help to pinpoint the specific cause. e.g.==> DFHPI1008 03/01/2014 14:25:36 PRTICICS 00748 XML generation failed because of inc...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

AD builder - Dynamic resolution of values transferred through pointers (addresses)

System: Application Discovery Client Product We want to use Application Discovery for all of our z/OS applications. Description: Application Discovery Build Client does not have support compilation for dynamic resolution of values transferred thro...
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Future consideration

CICS shutdown initiates phaseout of all the JVMSERVERs prior to PLTSD pgm execution.

Running under CICS TS 5.4 with WebSphere Data Interchange (WDI) which provides PLT shutdown program EDIJSTOP. However, CICS is setting the JVMSERVER status to PHASEOUT before passing control to PLTSD pgm, hence EDIJSTOP is unable to run, hence EDI...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Capability request on sending console messages or emails when using E3270UI

By using Tivoli Omegamon XE for Messaging on z/OS V7.1.0, when Queue Depth reaches a threshold value, the Customer wants this product to run a REXX program automatically.
almost 11 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Statistcs Report - Please add Total allocates for IRC EXCI Connections

Please add the 'Total Allocates' number field for IRC EXCI connections also like XM/VTAM APPC etc in statistics reports. Currently the field is always zero and not applicable.
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CICS Administrative Interface on mobile device

The CICS Explorer provides a graphical interface for administrating CICS. With all the recent advances with mobile in the last couple of years, it would be good to have a graphical administrative interface that works on mobile devices. Such as iPa...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Ability to make FIND/REPLACE window persistent while in any of the editors

It would be a really nice feature if you could either make the FIND/REPLACE window persistent so that it stays open when you click back on the editor. either make an option to be able to move it to somewhere or place it at the top bar so that you ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add Hourglass support for offset dates that survive across IPLs

Please add support for relative date offset that survives an IPL and is requested by using an relative offset start date.Could look like Oxddmmyyyyy where x=P or M and ddmmyyyyy dd is the number of days to offset relative to current date. I sugges...
almost 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

file manager compare utility - need ability to exclude columns or fields

We need the ability to do a change detect on an extract of a table that is reloaded every day. The update timestamp is changed so we would like to exclude that from the compare.
almost 11 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Color code view tabs to distinguish more easily between operations and definitions

Allow to assign colours to the tabs of views to clearly distinguish between operations and definitions. In the WUI this has not been an issue before because the WUI was not able to access the CSD. Now in CICS Explorer taking the definition view in...
almost 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

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