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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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DFHWS2LS: Allow combination of (choice) with minOccurs (GSE Requirement GGCIC11007)

DFHWS2LS: Allow combination of <choice>,<sequence>, <group>, <all> (schema model groups) with minOccurs and maxOccurs attribute not = 0 or 1 The CICS web service assistant does not accept minOccurs and maxOccurs attributes ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Type-Processor Group relation needs a Refresh during the ADD Endevor

IN Endevor z/OS , there is a relation between the component type and the processor group . So we can view the list of the different processor groups for the type COBOL for example.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Debugging IMS MPRs with RTEREUS set to YES .

When debugging programs in an IMS MPR environment with RTEREUS set to YES, Debug Tool will initiate once, but not on subsequent instances. This problem was resolved by linking CEEUOPTS with RETEREUS=NO with the application program. However, we dis...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

CICS Web services using WMQ transport

Customer wants to be able to use WMQ transport for their CICS Web services fire and forget implementation
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Default processing for favicon.ico

Currently if a browser makes a request for favicon.ico then CICS will issue message DFHWB0730 to indicate web attach processing has encountered an internal error. Also a dump is produced for DFHWB0002 A00CPN A severe error (code X'0505') Customer ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Excessive spurious dumps in CICS

CICS produces an AP0001 dump for exceptions that Language Environment allows a retry operation. These exceptions are treated as non-errors in LE yet they are recorded in CICS and dumps are produced. Excesive abend processingin CICS and dump will c...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enable specification of proxy for outbound TCP/IP connections (GSE requirement GGCIC10003)

For outbound TCP/IP connections, i.e. web services or http-connections in most companies a firewall/proxy restricts access to external services. To specify a firewall/proxy in the current implementation an XWBOPEN-exit is needed. Solution does not...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Refresh MFS edit routines DFSMExxx

Prior to IMS V15, we have a local mod (MFS Exit Controller) that allows us to monitor and refresh the MFS Edit routines (DFSMExxx). With changes to IMS V15, this local mod is no longer usable. As a development shop, we often modify the exits and r...
about 6 years ago in IMS System Services / General System 1 Not under consideration

WOLA BBOC CSD Ressource

Using the WOLA interface is quite difficult and does not allow the use of dynamic changes in a running system. e.g. One is forced to use BBOC STOP_SRVR and then the corresponding BBOC START_SRVR (with all parameters). This has quite a few disadvan...
about 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

RDz EST to support UTF8 request codepage

In Create New Service Interface, the current RDz EST client cannot support UTF-8 request code page if the corresponding copybook field is defined as PIC X
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

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