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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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VFA performance suggestion

Whilst testing an application that issues thousands of FILECs on a specific VFA Immediate file address we saw the ZVFAC USAGE display never showed more than one access.This is because VFA uses a new buffer if the current one has the write active b...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

SIT parms changed - when become active at warm start

When you change parameters in the CICS SIT, then some parameters become active at CICS warm start (e.g.AKPFREQ) others not (e.g. MAXOPENTCBS). With NEWSIT=YES all paramters get active. Customer wants to know which parameter get active at CICS warm...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Implement gRPC / Protocol Buffers for native support (C/C++ interface) in zTPF

We would like to make use of a streaming network protocol such as gRPC / Protocol Buffers. Currently we running into to issues with blocking protocols such as HTTP/S. We are looking at using gRPC under Java on zTPF but concerned with the performan...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Improve REASON CODE for msg DFS074 to clarify diagnostic

When segment of input message is greater than LGMSG queue buffer the DFS074 message should be issued with a specific reason code for this situation.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

Webservices assistant program DFHWS2LS translates DATETIME fields to packed

DFHWS2LS, the CICS Webservices assistant program, starting at CICS 4.1 and later allowed the customer to provide a DATETIME format.    The default is PACKED15 so that the value is mapped to the CICS ABSTIME format.    When upgr...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

API for accessing CFDT's from non-CICS workloads.

Please provide an API to allow non-CICS workloads to access Coupling Facility Data Tables (CFDT).
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Dynamic allocation of Full Function databases from Recon

IMS Fast Path database datasets are dynamically allocated using the information registered in the Recon datasets. We would like the same to apply to Full Function databases.
over 5 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

Information about CPU consumption in CTG per request inclusion in CH51 trace

We find a lack of information in the CPU consumption per request in CTG. We use CICS PA and there is no way of getting this information in any report. We have shown a similar interest in Req Id 21847.But our requirement is:We would like to know th...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

SIT Parm to set USER IDLE timeout value which can work with both RACF and AFC2 prodcuts

With the current process, we need to follow two separate lengthy processes(RACF and ACF2) to lock/logoff the user session after a specific amount IDLE time. It would be very helpful if IBM can provide a SIT Parm like below to control the timeout v...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Copy cobol for USS, IRR, IHAACEE, etc

I would like to know if it is possible to release the copy also for the Cobol language for the following APIs:1) Unix System Services (BPX1/4*)2) IHAACEE3) RACF API (IRR *)This is because every release change is forced to review the copy as succes...
over 5 years ago in COBOL Compilers 7 Not under consideration

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