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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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Ability to disable SNA polling

Would like to eliminate or reduce the background noise created by SNA polling which is currently activated a minimum of 20 times per second.The RVTSCAN process is scheduled in ctme.cpy by adding an SWB to the ready list which initiates a call to C...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Support MACLIB for HLASM without manually keying each one in

Allow the HLASM editor to pull in dataset concatenations for MACLIB similar to how PLI and COBOL allow it.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Use EasyTreive Layouts with File Manager

In addition to the current Assembler DSECT, COBOL Copybook, and PL/I Include file layouts, provide an interface to use EasyTreive record layouts.
over 10 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 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 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Message requested when running out of Buffers in an LSRPOOL (FCBFSUSP)

Customer would like CICS to issue a message when running out of buffers in an LSRPOOL (suspend type FCBFSUSP ). In addition, it would be nice to have a message about LSRPOOL buffer usage to alert that a shortage of buffers was approaching.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Would like to use SAF keyrings with HATS applications

Would like to have HATS be able to use the SAF keyring when running on z/OS WAS. Either use a keyring specified or use the default that WAS is using (preferred).
over 10 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

Suppress API's for the database access (DB2, IMS/DB) via CEDF

If an application should be debugged with CEDF and frequent database accesses are uninteresting, it would be helpful to exclude DB2 and IMS/DB access API's from the CEDF stops.--- Important: No general suppress is necessary. Only as a request with...
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

HA-IPCONN Peer Recovery

If an HA-IPCONN partner in the cluster fails and the connection switches to an alternate in the cluster. Once the failed partner recovers there is no way for recovery information to flow without disrupting the current HA-IPCONN path.
over 10 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Have the way / possibility (i.e. a Command) to verify online who / what is occupying the WKAP Pool

As a consequence of the fact Customer randomly suffers WKAP Pool shortage condition, which in the past even lead to an ABENDU0729 then corrected (Pmr 80256,830,758 - Fixed through Apar PK88043), and recently lead to message DFS2026 INSUFFICIENT ST...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

Automate IVP table maintenance to reduce APAR hold cards

Everytime an IVP table variable is added or updated the apar reqiures an action hold card instructing the user to merge table data. A feature should be added to IVP either to automatically inform users that a table merge is required or to automati...
over 10 years ago in IMS System Services / Installation and Configuration 1 Not under consideration

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