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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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TRANCLASS as Work Qualifier in WLM Classification Rules for CICS

In order to classify CICS workload, WLM/CICS currently only supports the work qualifiers - LU Name- Subsystem Instance- Sysplex Name- Transaction Name- User IDProblem: Classification is the job of the WLM-administrator, who has little knowledge of...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Enhance Transaction Resource Usage reporting for program resources

User needs to run reports with program usage by transaction. The user specifically needs to know the CPU time used by each individual program running unde the CICS task. The CPUTIME and elapsed time should be accumulated and monitored for the foll...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Outbound WebServices need possibility to specify TCP/IP stack on a "per service"-level

When CICS is acting as a Web Services requestor, there should be the possibility to specify on a "per service level" (e.g. at the PILELINE-level) the TCP/IP stack to be used as customers e.g. have a "Intranet-Stack" and a seperated "Internet-Stack".
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Update catalog information for VSAM files periodically (SHARE requirement SACICS92027)

Update catalog information for VSAM files periodically.BUSVAL : 0INVVAL : 0ENDVAL : 0GROVAL : 0SYSVAL : 0KEYWORDS : UGVOTES : +5=3 +4=1 +3=6 +2=4 +1=2 Priority=2.9DESCRIPT : VSAM catalog information should be updated periodically for CICS VSAM dat...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS FOR region is available for connections prior to the region actually being available

CICS FOR region is available for connections prior to the region actually being available. CPSM starts routing in work, and function shipping requests are shipped into the region. We have some applications that test a connection and if not availab...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Support RD&T running on virtualization environment such as VMWare vSphere.

Customer's their own IT policy is to use virtualization environment instead of buying new HW. So, they strongly want to run Rational Development and Test Environment (RD&T) on virtualization environments. But now, IBM doesn't support it yet. W...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

FIND command sets field protection on

FINDing in the LOG is generating a bunch of characters with NO-INPUT-attributes followed by funny colours (-> 03_after_enter.PNG) into the command line in log, can't overtype any of the line that contains highlighted piece (and get a usable cop...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

CICS TS WebServices should support "compressed replies" when requested by the client

In HTTP protocol, clients can request the server to send back the reply in compressed (zipped) format. This is signalled by the client by specifying e.g. "Accept-encoding: gzip,deplate" in the HTTP header. CICS Web Services support should honour t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

RDz: Bi-directional (BiDi) text is not taken into account in job output.

In RDz, use of Bi-Directional (BiDi) set of characters is not possible in the Job output. (Messages are returned from left to right while written right to left).
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Expand EXEC CICS ENABLE EXIT to return RESP2 if GLUE/TRUE has not been recompiled

Provide an EXEC CICS ENABLE EXIT handshake protocol to successfully enable and activate a GLUE or TRUE within CICS TS. In order to ensure that the GLUE or TRUE has been assembled using the current release of CICS TS libraries, the new protocol wou...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Not under consideration

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