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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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Dynamic history file unallocation from IDIS subsystem(s)

Provide a means of unallocating a specific history file from the IDIS subsystem for maintenance such as with an operator MODIFY command so we don't have to bounce all the IDIS subsystems. Ideally, entering the command on one system will be passed ...
about 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Support for Outbound Web services

Requirement received from the BoC customer visit during Q3, 2013. BoC would like the ability to invoke a Web service from within a TXSeries application.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Extend lifetime of ENQ to CICS

Current ENQ lifetime support UOW and task. Customer want the ENQ can exist after the task issue ENQ terminate. If no one does the DEQ, CICS can DEQ when it shut down.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS to cut SMF recs using MNFREQ on open TCB's as well as QR

We use MNFREQ=100 to force SMF 110's to be cut for long running tasks. But if the task is sitting on an MQGETWAIT on an OPEN TCB, we get nothing. It only works when the task is on the QR TCB.Please enhance CICS to allow cutting 110's from an OPEN ...
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IMS Front End Switch for ISC for TCP/IP not supported

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 0 Not under consideration

Front End Switch is not supported for the IMS ISC over TCP/IP facility

Paul Lam of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) in Toronto has indicated a need to have IMS using ISC over TCP/IP to support the Front End Switch Feature. In IMS Version 13 and CICS TS Version 5.1 this facility is not supported.
about 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

CSMI started by transaction routing should not be counted as user transaction

CSMI started by transaction routing in target region should not be counted as user transaction.
about 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

IN A RSE FTP CONNECTION TO zVM, ADD FILTER TO SELECT THE ATTACHED DISK

THE ATTACHED DISK TO A zVM USER ARE NOT VISIBLE BY A FTP CONNECTION.BY DEFAULT, ONLY THE FILTER TO THE A DISK COULD BE CREATED, BUT IT SHOULD BE POSIBLE TO ADD FILTER ON ALL ATTACHED DISKS
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / TPF Toolkit 3 Not under consideration

GDS 64K cylinder restriction

With GDS support you are limited to 64K cylinders (2 byte field) per dataset. This maxes out at a 46G file. This restriction needs to be lifted due to increasing file size.
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 3 Not under consideration

The findText function in the ISPF/LPEX editor does not behave like the FIND command in the ISPF editor.

The find command in the ISPF/LPEX should work with only one column specified like the ISPF editor command. Mainframe programmers familiar with the ISPF editor expect similar functionality out of the ISPF/LPEX find command.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration