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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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Reduce tape queuing due to system logging (RTV/W)

All system logging I/O to tapes (RTV/W) are currently queued to the main I-stream. At the top of every minute, we have observed the main i-stream to be busy that causes tape I/Os to queue up. We would like system logging I/Os to tape be moved to s...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

TOPNC (Open General Tape ) default for the BUF= option default to yes.

The customer is requesting that the TOPNC (Open General Tape ) default for the BUF= option default to yes.
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

zdkat (enhanced zdkat display keypionts )

The current zdkat entry to display keypionts should be enhanced to include an all option to display all of the processor keypionts for the complex. For example the display would look like this...14:00:57 000000 ECHO : zdkat kpa all 14:00:58 004000...
over 9 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Evolution de la vue code structuré

Dans la Vue du code Structure G?n?r?, est il possible de diff?rencier les types des sous fonctions dans le code des n?uds de mani?re ? voir tout de suite si on a une sous fonction de type BL, IT etc? L'id?al serait d'avoir l'?quivalent du ?TC
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Option to turn off checkpointing for GSAM files

Currently, IMS sets the DS1CPOIT flag in the Format-1 DSCB for all GSAM files used by an IMS program, such as a BMP. This flag is left on regardless of whether the program terminates normally or not, leading to many thousands of checkpoint files l...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Support Cobol Report Writer syntax in RDz

Want RDz to support Cobol Report Writer syntax parsing
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Disposer de filtre sur les entités de design suite à analyse d'impact

Les r?f?rences d'usage sur les mod?les Ecran, Programme ne sont pas pr?cises et ne permettent pas de trouver facilement l'usage. Solution possible, disposer d'un filtre, solution ?voqu?e par V.LODE sur les entit?s de design . Pour les fichiers cob...
over 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Modify commarea of DYP to contain Invoking program

What the customer is trying to achieve, making routing decisions inside the routing program based on the name of the program that initiated the START request, seems like a perfectly reasonably and valid thing to wantto do. Unfortunately it is not ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

Include RSE certificates stored in keystore as part of Push to Client support

Need a solution to deploy CA certificates for SSL Connections so that every individual RDz user does not have to go out and reconfigure the Host Emulation connection in order to use the Secured Connection. The TN3270S certificate should be include...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

SysPlex/CICSPlex compliance FORCE environment mode

Problem: No CICS simple flag/option in SIT and compiler to force SysPlex/CICSPlex compliance? With the general commoditisation of programmers worldwide skills are dropping or being concentrated into small pools. Customer sites are required to put ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

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