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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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Allow CRUISE to reallocate TPFDF database primes using Capture / Restore procedure

To reduce pool chaining in a highly accessed TPFDF database we would like to reallocate the prime records from their 1K face type to a 4K face type.The CRUISE RESTORE can only restore records to the original FARF addresses used by the CAPTURE proc...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

Delivery of JAVA - drivers without Eclipse dependency (= NO Zwangsguifizierung!)

Including CTS 4.2, the JAVA-driver transactions JHE1 and JHE2 have been implemented without dependency to the CICS - Explorer / Eclipse. With CTS 5.1 you need PC - Tools. This is not good and should be changed as soon as possible!
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Make some BINARY data types immune to TRUNC compiler option

Enterprise COBOL has four binary "USAGE"s. BINARY, COMP, COMP-4 and COMP-5.Compiler option TRUNC affects the code generated for these, except for COMP-5, which is always treated as COMP-5, whatever the setting of TRUNC.If I want to "divide by 10 a...
about 11 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Replacing the defaults values resource attributes

The CICS resource attributes defaults values are included in the CCM panels. Some of those values are different then our (company) values; to set our defaults we have to edit te panel-members in library SCCVPENU.Many of our developers use RDz/CICS...
about 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide appliance for business

GMCC system can be separated into several independent module, such as client presentation, rule control, business dispatch, billing, account opening and etc. They hope we can provide some equipment to easy setup the whole system quickly. This requ...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

reduce the invocation of dbx when a bad program generates signal

GMCC wanted to reduce the invocation of dbx when a bad program generates signal, because in that scenario, most of the cpu is occupied by dbx processes. - product serviceability requirement
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

TXSeries thread model support

TXSeries is using process model. GMCC need to define lots of process to support their business. However, there is limitation on process number in one system and lots of process will decrease the system performance. They require to support thread l...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Create one light weight TXSeries with extreme high performance

Our TXSeries advantage is its performance and stability. GMCC suggest that TXSeries should increase these capabilities. These are the unique points comparing with WAS. We can improve these by remove some functions while is used a little and diffic...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support different users to connect to the same database

There are over 3,000,000,000 users using GMCC system. They have to separate their database. Normally each division will have their own database. Some division only cover one city. Others will cover multiple cities. Currently they use different dat...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support add/remove notes in WLM dynamically without restarting

GMCC hopes the CICS cluster(WLM) can support add/remove nodes dynamically without restarting. During the peak time, they want to rent some additional machines and return them back later. This also need to enhance our web admin console. They need t...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration