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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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Increase the Skip parameter to 8 positions in the VIDTRCEP file

Currently, the skip parameter is limited to a maximum value of 999999 (six digits). Customers need to trace end-of-file problems that occur at a location greater than 999,999 records. One customer has 6.5 million rows and another customer has 8.5 ...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS VSAM Transparency needs to issue status messages when VTMI actions start or stop CICSVT

CICS VSAM Transparency also needs to issue status messages when VTMM actions change a file status. CICS VT exit status should be displayed -- similar to the messages that CICS IA issues on status changes CICS VT file status should be displayed whe...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Composition M?ta Donn?e Agr?g?e : Format des champs de type Date

Dans l'?diteur de M?ta Donn?e Agr?g?e, le format utilis? pour les champs de type date doit ?tre d?crit sous la forme d'un format Java (dd/mm/yyyy), tandis qu'il devrait coller au format Pacbase (ex : SSAAMMJJ).
almost 13 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 6 Not under consideration

Suppression de l'activation automatique des onglets d'?dition

Ne serait-il pas possible, en cas de fermeture d'un onglet d'?dition, de ne pas automatiquement rendre actif l'onglet pr?c?dent, cette action n'?tant programm?e qu'en cas de clic explicite sur l'onglet ?
almost 13 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Timeout for CICS TCPIP Socket

The CSOL Sockets listener task does not have timeout mechanism similar to CSKL listener task. The Customer is asking about the timeout parameters used for applications where CICS is acting as an HTTP client. ( CICS is the Web client in this case)....
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Create New and/or Enhance the CICS VT Mapping Interface

Currently, the CICS VT interface is ISPF based. The customers find this interface difficult to learn and difficult to use. Many of the functions are not intuative to the user.
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Enhance CICS VT product to work with multiple files of same data structure with in a CICS region using single VT file mapping

Currently CICS VT does not allow using same mapping and its run time elements set (DIM/DDM etc.) for different VSAM files of same data structure with in single CICS region. It expects each FCT entry to have a unique DIM/DDM and other VT run time c...
almost 13 years ago in CICS VSAM Transparency for z/OS / Other 4 Not under consideration

two-phase commit from .NET clients for CTG

In CTG, the java client (JCA) has implemented two-phase commit. I woul like the same for .net client.
almost 13 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Add option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding

Add option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding Description: The customer requires an option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding. The reasons are: - Security issue: we use application authorization based on packa...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Add support for single row select for static SQL in EGL generated java code

This RFE is related to RFE 15634. After this RFE is realized, there would be possibile to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding. Than we would like to have function "single row select" implemented.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration