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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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Command Flow view to show resource across regions

Today in the plug-in you can use the command flow visualization to look at the task flow across regions.We would like this capability in the Command Flow view
almost 10 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 3 Not under consideration

Delay processing of CINB save to VSAM function.

We want to run the collector for a time period then pause without incurring the overhead of CINB writing to VSAM until later in the day when it is quieter.
almost 10 years ago in CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

LGF layout map report

Create an LGF layout map as part of the MVS LGF creation program ALDR. The Layout map would specify CCCCHHHHRR file addresses for keypoint records and other important records that are written to the Loader general file.
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

The AGGCXB Report does not contain all fields

In contrast to the Hour Glass Control Center Control Overview the AGBCX-report does not contain all fields. An example you will find in the attached file "example.txt":The first two rows show an entry in the control overview.the third shows the do...
almost 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Extensions of the Selection Criteria in the Control Center

Command ===> Selection Criteria: CE Name ===> W*__________ Owner-ID ===> *_______ Control Type: (Enter "/" to select option) / ALL _ MVS Batch _ TSO/ISPF _ JOB Schedule _ IMS Online/BMP _ DB2 Batch, SPUFI & DDF Press ENTER to process,...
almost 10 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

option to force DFS681I to be in JOBLOG

Provide a system level setting that would allow forcing DFS681I to be printed in BMP joblogs, overriding any suppression that might be in the individual job.
almost 10 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 1 Not under consideration

RPP 9.0.1 : Traiter la resolution des conflits sur les fichiers cblpdp automatiquement

Dans le cadre de reports de modifications pour les programmes et les ?crans RPP, nous souhaitons que les actions de report sur les cblpdp soient rendus automatiques, et donc transparents, pour les d?veloppeurs. La prise en compte et la livraison c...
almost 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

UII1 should detect an online load of UIIB/UIIC and update the @UIITBL

IBM's UII logic is that: UII1 keeps the core addresses of the UIIB and UIIC (action code tables) in the global field @UIITBL and @UIITBL+4. It is done when the first input entry is processed. All subsequent entries access UIIB/UIIC using the @UIIT...
almost 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Is a defect

CICS Webservices timeout specification

The documentation for timing out inbound web service requests is not very clear and it is time consuming to test the combination of options. It would be simpler if a timeout value could be specified for in the webservice definition (or in the firs...
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICS API to inquire MVS workload manager service reporting class taken

Enable and allow CICS application access to MVS workload manager service reporting class token in order to determine whether the work originated from a mobile channel/device.
almost 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration