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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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Provide z/OS Health Checks to validate install and functionality

RDz should come with z/OS Health Checks that validate that RDZ is functional so that usability is automatically validated after every IPL or restart.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

DFHIR3785 CSNC abended

With current design, when message DFHIR3785 is issued, CSNC is abnormally terminated with a system dump. All tasks using MRO links to other systems are abnormally terminated. CICS also abends all tasks in other CICS regions that are currently comm...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add Linux Support for the Analyze Client

The build client which currently has to run WINDOWS, AD 505 can run MOSTLY IN A NON MSWINDOWS ENVIRONMENT which could be desirable to a customer who want tolimit WINDOWS licenses
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Test Message facility

CICS message DFHFC0952 and other messages can vary in length depending on the length of its variable data. The variable data in DFHFC0952 is the "APPLID" and the "file name". When a customers APPLID or file name differ by one character than the DF...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CFDT 16 bytes key limitation

The Coupling Facility Data Tables suffer the 16 byte key limitation for Coupling Facility architecture reason. That makes this facility of a poor interest at many sites for legacy applications, the VSAM key being usually larger than 16 bytes. To c...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CPSM API : Get CSD DSNAME and BASEDSNAME for DFHCSD for a CMAS

We are using CPSM API to retrieve infaormation about our regions. One of them is the CSD NAME (both DSNAME and BASEDSNAME). Unfortunately, we are not able to do that for the CMAS. It will help us if it was possible. More generally speaking, we can...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Chainage accès SQL issu de -gg

Il n'est pas possible de savoir dans quel programmes ou écrans est utilisé tel ou tel accès SQL issu d'un -gg de segment.
about 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Specify Mirror transid when MQ Bridge DPLs

The customer would like the option to code TRANSID parameter within MQCIH to cause CICS to attach the mirror transaction under a different transaction id other than CSMI
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

USS GKB add Asset informationto products

Like in the z/OS GKB, we would also like to have 'Asset' information in the USS GKB, in order to be able to identify licensed products, which is a major focus of Configuration Management.
about 6 years ago in IBM Z Software Asset Management 0 Planned for future release

New EXEC CICS COMMAND to verify USERID (GSE Requirement GGCIC07003)

We are working with USERIDs without passwords (e. g. if the user is coming into the CICS via a security server using the CWS). The existing CICS - API "E.C. VERIFY PASSWORD" is not a good way to verify the validation of a USERID because with every...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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