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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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reset statistics for EXITPROGRAM

Two repated requests: (1) For CICS regions that run 24x7 and run DFH0STAT at midnight to collect and print statistics. The User Exit Program section of DFH0STAT has a usecount that is never reset, unlike other statistics, such as program or transa...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

Add support to display AR Registers

CITI has requested support to display AR Registers. It was verified with support that this is not available at this time
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow for breakpoints prior to transaction

Need to be able to set conditional breaks before kicking off transaction.
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Allow for breakpoints prior to transaction

Need to be able to set conditional breaks before kicking off transaction.
about 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Future consideration

CICS nees to accomodate various Date and Time scenarios on the same MVS lpar.

Due to our Clients Globalisation expansion requirements, we have CICS Applications that run on a single Mainframe MVS LPAR that now need to accommodate varying Local Time differences, including varying DayLight Saving change Dates/Times, while run...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Can an option be added in TCLASS for timeout value before purging tasks?

Customer relies on TCLASS to prevent transaction jam if necessary. So they defined many TCLASS to control the transaction running. One fact they found now is if the transaction reached the tclass queued number, the tasks will be purged immediately...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC CICS TRANSFORM DATATOXML improvements

EXEC CICS TRANSFORM DATATOXML converts the data passed, managing it as part of an service or atom feed XML message. Customer would appreciate the possiblity to add information in the XML header, like the XML version, so it can be consider like a c...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

EXEC START Hung in TOR while AOR is unhealthy

Customer sees issue many times, and has had a long discussion on that, EXEC START is issued from TOR, it's routing to AOR by CPSM WLM. The START command in TOR will be hung if the AOR reach to MXT conditions, or the network disconnected between TO...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Obtain screen buffer to include in transaction dump

For abend generated transaction dumps we use a DFHPEP program which includes an EXEC CICS RECEIVE BUFFER ASIS to obtain the contents of the screen buffer and copy it into task storage so that it is included in the resulting dump.  There's not...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Means to Query and Set Global Catalog Contents (SHARE requirement SSCICS11001) ,ent

We want to be able to programmatically schedule CICS initial and cold starts. To do so we need to be able to query and set information in the global catalog CICS uses to manage restart. BUSVAL : 1INVVAL : 4ENDVAL : 1GROVAL : 4SYSVAL : 5KEYWORDS : ...
about 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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