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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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DSC - display the from and to file DCB information as part of the output

On the DSC function :Display the from and to file DCB information as part of the output as well as number of records read and records written. this is a duplicate of 25722 which was submitted by another person in our shop ...
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow management of CTG as a CICSPlex SM Component

From this customer's point of view, it would be very useful if a CTG could be viewed as some kind of a special "CICSPlex component", so that it can be monitored (and maybe controlled) not only from a common user interface (which is offered by the ...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add CEMT SET DSNAME Commands to the WUI EYUSTARTDSNAME View (SHARE requirement SSCICS08017)

We're planning for VSAM RLS in our shop. We were hoping to use the CPSM WUI as the primary tool for Retained Lock identification/resolution. Currently the WUI EYUSTARTDSNAME view does not include the SET DSNAME RETRY or RESETLOCKS commands. We wou...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CPSM Logstream Resource Table (SHARE requirement SSCICS08004)

CPSM currently contains Resource Tables for almost every resource in CICS. This is extremely valuable and allows the customer to create customized WUI views on any table. We exploit this heavily. During a recent Logstream tuning exercise I realize...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Reduce recovery time for CICSPlex SM CMAS or network outage to 30 mins or less to be more consistent with other subsystems

Reduce recovery time for CICSPlex SM CMAS or network outage to 30 minutes or less to be more consistent with other z/OS subsystem recovery times such as DB2. In a CICSplex consisting of hundreds or thousands of connected CICS MASes with a large CM...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CPSM Allow WLMAWAOR view to be modified by an EVALDEF to set a QUIESCED AOR to ACTIVE when another AOR has become unavailable

CPSM - in the event of a region not accepting work, could CPSM automatically activate a spare region? We have a 'spare' region in QUIESCED status in WLMAWAOR, the question is whether this region can beactivated without trapping an SNA alert and co...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Expand Scope of TRANCLASS to Sysplex level

We use CICSPLEX WLM for almost all of our business transactions. Our DB2 Systems group requests us to put the limit on the concurrent tasks of certain transactions in order to avoid the EDM pool shortage. TRANCLASS is a perfect feature if a transa...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Record Warning Count for TSQ resources

Record Warning Count supports TSMODEL resource, but excludes other TSQ resources : TSPOOL, TSQGLOBAL, TSQNAME, TSQSHR, and TSQUEUE. Customer requests that the product be consistent when providing Record Count Warning for CICS resources displayed b...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Route application messages written to MSGUSR to the Operating System Console under the control of CICSPLex/SM

Occasional customers need to redirect a CICS or Application messages, written to TD (MSGUSR), to the system console. Their need for this could be for diagnostic purposes or to take advantage of automation, trigger by messages being written to the ...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Generic Overwrites for CPSM (GSE requirement GGCIC09005)

Field "Overwrite string" in RASGNDEF allows to overwrite fields in existing RESDEF objects. Actually generic overwrites are not possible but in many cases very useful. Systems management would become much more effective. Low values are set because...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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