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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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Disposer d'une option d'ex?cution du MIBJ permettant de remigrer et reg?n?rer tous les programmes impact?s par les entit?s du dictionnaire contribuant ? leur g?n?ration qui sont migr?es dans le journal
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

JSON web services assistant to output messages in user's native language

Update the JSON web services assistant to output messages in the following languages according to the operating system locale: French (fr)German (de)Spanish (es)Italian (it)Turkish (tr)Korean (ko)Japanese (ja)Simplified Chinese (zh)
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Add a COBOL GOBACK after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN so that COBOL compiler knows end of current program.

Change the CICS translator for COBOL so that it adds GOBACK code after the translated code for EXEC CICS RETURN. This will enable the COBOL compiler to know that this is the end of the current program and can inline called procedures to give bette...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

IPIC High Avaliablity support

We need to connect CICS using IPIC, but TXseries don't support High availability,so we have to write our own interface program, which is not easy to maintain. So it would be great if txseries could support IPIC HA, just as Mainframe does.Thanks.
over 10 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

[Every customer]Importjournal procedure must take into account multi-session

When we realize the importjournal procedure on several sessions (every day), it is mandatory that all updates carried out will be referenced in the same chanset (without it, the promotion mechanism won't work).Maybe, the possibility to force the r...
over 10 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

The GUR call should support the L command code

The Get Unique Record (GUR) call should support the L command code to retrieve the latest occurrence.
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 1 Not under consideration

CTG Outbound requests

Product CICS TG z/OSWe use CTG to manage INBOUND ECI Calls coming from program running on OPEN Application Servers (Tomcat) towards CICS TS z/OS.We would like that CTG z/OS could manage also OUTBOUND Calls from CICS TS z/OS towards OPEN Applicatio...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Command to display Regions with PWFI=N

Please provide an IMS command to easily list all regions/MPRs that are running based on PWFI=N or PWFI=Y.
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

IMS DEADLOCK Information

When our customer(MIZUHO BANK) experienced DEADLOCK on IMS DB,they investigate following materials to determine Winner and Loser transaction.  ・DEADLOCK ANALYSIS REPORT(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FF)) ・IRLM LOCK TRACE(DFSERA10 +DFSERA30 (67FA)) ・SYSLOG...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 3 Not under consideration

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for performance list data which includes task association data across region

Provide a CICS PA Explorer plug-in visualization for task performance list data which includes task association and hop data to see the tasks across a set of AORs during a period of time.
over 10 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration