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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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CICS Explorer JWS Deployment - Ability to package a JRE in the .jnlp file

We would like the ability to package the JRE in the JWS .jnlp file for CICS Explorer Deployment
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

avoid TCB stealing when CICS start up with traniso=yes

When CICS starts up with transaction isolation=yes, and transaction is defined as threadsafe. It is possible that lots of TCB stealing for transactions run the first time. It affects the performance a lot. Customer think it is a design issue. CICS...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

User build in RDz v9

The new functionnality "user build" in RDz 9 should be under the control of the permissions managed in RTC.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Endevor editor needs option to GENERATE at save time.

In the Endevor CARMA editor, there needs to be an option to do a batch generate at SAVE time. I know that there are other ways to do a GENERATE from RDZ, but on our Endevor ISPF system, the GENERATE is automatically done at save time. I think with...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Name counter server on Disaster Recovery Side

Hello,We've been using name counter server in our production systems. We have no problem until we open it on Disaster Recovery side. Currently when we bring up the system from the DR side, first we issue sql query to obtain latest numbers from the...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Clarify the use of type parameters in the install panel CCVP0011

The install panel CCVP0011 is very confusing. For an install using the WUI it is possible to specify a target scope and a related scope for every resource type but in this panel it is only possible for File, Program, TDqueue and Transaction. And w...
over 11 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

CSV output for LISTX report

I would like to generate a CSV output for the LISTX report
over 11 years ago in CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

IBM HourGlass should support XPLINK and 64-bit C programs

There are three combinations of linkage conventions and addressing modes supported by the IBM XL C/C++ compiler on z/OS: 31-bit non-XPLINK, 31-bit XPLINK and 64-bit XPLINK. XPLINK provides performance benefits and 64-bit addressing mode provides s...
over 11 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Unable to find the RDz Push to client Configuration group to which the user has bound a workspace without enabling the trace.

If the user/admin, is not sure about the configuration group that was selected on the Update Available wizard. There is not an easy way to find that. As per IBM PoC, we would have to turn on the trace. This enhancement request is to provide the us...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

ZDDMP EXPORT option

SNCF company use TPF DUMP VIEWER on TOOKIT.We use ZDDMP package to capture dumps.In this package, we have IMPORT option but no EXPORT option to send the dumps to another remote server.Is it possible to create this EXPORT option ?Thanks.Best regards.
over 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration