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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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EYU9XSTR Threadsafe

Convert the EYU9XSTR Exit to be Threadsafe
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Identify invalid transaction in SMF

Starting with CICS/ESA 4.1, invalid transaction IDs are recorded in SMF 110 records if DTRTRAN is not set to NO in the SIT. We would like a way of identifying SMF data for transactions that are invalid.
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...
over 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...
over 6 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

No "Buff Waits" information for Alternate Index in the Statistics

In the "LSRPOOL FILES" section, the "Total Buff Waits" for the PATH file entry is the Base Cluster's LSR buffer wait count. There is no information for AIX cluster buffer wait.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Shared TS offload capability

Currently Cics allows for shared temp storage in the coupling facility. This is good, but if the CF Structure is not large enough a full condition is reached and the structure must be re-sized. This involved offloading the data, resizing it, then ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

CETR-Overwrites not held (GSE requirement DBCICD02003)

ESCRIPT : Input to CETR - panels is not held (overwrites in menue "Transaction and Terminal Trace"). See pmr 14921.BUSVAL : 0INVVAL : 0ENDVAL : 0GROVAL : 0SYSVAL : 3VALUE : KEYWORDS : CETR CTS 1.3 OS/390UGVOTES : Project Code = DBC +0=5 +1=3 +2=10...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

TSQ Server List Full (GSE requirement DBCICD02008)

DESCRIPT : The Shared TSQ Server should give a message (WTO), when its number of data lists is full and no more large queue can be allocatedBUSVAL : 0INVVAL : 0ENDVAL : 0GROVAL : 3SYSVAL : 5VALUE : KEYWORDS : TSQ Server PerformanceUGVOTES : Projec...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS and Email, SMS, TELEFAX (GSE requirement DBCICD02001)

DESCRIPT : To hold the CICS attractively and/or to make attractively again for timely applications it's imperative necessary to guarantee services like Email, SMS and TELEFAX via installation default. The offer of such services as optional Support...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

RDz: support for -INC ABC. ( a period at the end ) - see PMR 28219,300,624

We are resquesting support for -INC ABC. ( a period at the end ), as per discussion in PMR 28219,300,624
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration