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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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distinguish CF status between the 'deactive CF' and 'disconnect CF link'

OM XE Sysplex CF reports should distinguish between the 'deacitve CF' and 'disconnect CF link' state
over 11 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

DFSILTA0 utility Output compatibility between before V9 and after V10

Our customer upgraded IMS from V9 to V11 recently. IMS utility DFSILTA0 output increases after upgrading IMS from V9 to V11.There is a twice as many difference as this in the number of processed transactions on a SYSOUT message. And in the number ...
over 11 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Application Development 4 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS JOURNAL + EIBAID + EIBCPOSN

We need to be able to journal the EIBAID plus the EIBCPOSN fields to make a sufficient audit trail, without addressing CICS internal control blocks.The best solution will be a new option to the existing DEFINE PROFILE MSGJOURNAL(INP) request to te...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS ASSIGN PROGRAM() at specified LEVEL()

Today you can make: EXEC CICS ASSIGN PROGRAM() EXEC CICS ASSIGN RETURNPROGRAM() EXEC CICS ASSIGN INVOKINGPROGRAM() We need the ability to make: EXEC CICS ASSIGN PROGRAM() LEVEL() Where LEVEL() is an input-parameter.LEVEL(0) returns the name of the...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS INQUIRE TRANSACTION() USECOUNT()

Today you can make: EXEC CICS INQUIRE PROGRAM() USECOUNT() We need to be able to make: EXEC CICS INQUIRE TRANSACTION() USECOUNT()
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS RECEIVE ... NOCHANGE

We need the ability to make receive of terminal input data without changing the 'status' of the TIOA: EXEC CICS RECEIVE ... NOCHANGE
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support for input field in Menu Manager dialog for password type fieles

Customer needs to enter a password in the Menu manager dialog to be passed to REXX program, and need this field hidden ( password Type input field) on the screen.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Include support for FDRSOS in CBT feature of ABR

Client is deploying Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS and uses FDRSOS to backup z/OS NFS file systems to z/OS managed tape. Client would like the Critical Backup Tracking and Inventory feature of Tivoli ABnR enhanced so that FDRSOS back...
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Backup and Recovery for z/OS 1 Future consideration

More then 1 data set for staging ACBLIB DFSMDA member.

As per current design Dynamic Allocation for the ACBLIB staging library allow only one data set to be specified. The DFSMDA TYPE=IMSACB macro allow only one data set and should be modified to allow more then one specification.
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 3 Not under consideration

Adjusting the total allocation size

ACS/STOP-X37EX has the function to monitor the total allocation size and suppress it, as the parameter SIZE-T-ALL.Would you add the same function to IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management(ITAAM)? We are persuading to replace STOP-X37 to ITAAM, ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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