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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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BYPASS for ZFCTB LOAD

There are times we may want to bypass the FCTB validation when using Norm State FCTB Load. It would be beneficial if we could load a FCTB in Norm when wanting to delete a pool type, for example.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Cache DB2 table into dataspace like CMDT

provide the capability to cache DB2 table into dataspace like CICS maintain data table.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Allow more than 9 break levels in Programming Patterns

We recently had reason to develop a program with more than 9 levels of control breaking. The source of the input was a DB2 cursor. We tried to use a group field, but that does not generate correctly when using an Organization of '2'. The group fie...
over 5 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 7 Not under consideration

/STO TMEMBER to a SMQ BACKEND doesn't work

The command /STO TMEMBER to SMQ backend member doesn't work. If you do a display command you can see the status ‘STOPPED' in the SMQ backend but the backend member continues accepting traffic. This command works correctly on the frontend OTMA member.
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

maloc enhancements

Improvements need to be make when working with the avl5 list as it deals with fragmentation . Plus additional data collection reports need to be made available to better detect and analysis the issue. In this case there was an application requesti...
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 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

Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security

Add Plattform Scope to RACF Cloud Security for CLOUD.APPLICATION.**.PLATFORM.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under 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

Control Elements for CICS

Control Elements for CICS.we would like AGGSCDS sharing across CICS region on the same LPAR / override the date at the CICS started task level (similar to ATF)It needs to be able to retain date/time overrides when the region cycles. It needs to be...
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Set prefix for IPIC termid rather than default "/"

We need à parameter to select the termid prefix for IPIC connection
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

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