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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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Add new IMS Restart command/parameter in Shared Queue Environment

After IMS Shared Queue implementation Customer created new procedures to start the IMSSQ in a Disaster Recovery Site. We must to delete/redefine the SRDS (Structure Recovery), CHKPT (Checkpoints) control datasets, delete/redefine the logstream of ...
over 11 years ago in IMS System Services / System Management 2 Not under consideration

PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^T

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Angela LabateSubmitters Company: RBC Financial Group PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PRBC0310-1318 Delay in reconnecting IMS to DB2 after a DB2 abend causes extended service impact aka M-^Ssick but not deadM-^THo...
over 9 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 2 Not under consideration

DFSCMTI FUNC=ICMD should provide command authorization checking

Hello, I would like to submit an enhancement request for the IMS DFSCMTI macro interface to provide an option to invoke IMS Command security when using DFSCMTI FUNC=CMD/ICMD. This enhancement is related to IBM Service request number: 67573,227,000...
about 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

IVP enhancement

Four IVP enhancements to simplify and ease the installation of a new IMS version.1. Add jobcard parm = SCHENV in the variable gathering. 2. IXUUPROC - Add new variable 'JCLLIB' as a complement to this variable. 3. IXUEX2VS - Is used to define VOLS...
over 10 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / General TM 1 Not under consideration

Enhance /DIS DESC command to display ETO and OTMA descriptors

The /DIS DESC command should be enhanced to display ETO and OTMA descriptors.
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Terminal Management 1 Not under consideration

IMS ACEE Refresh

The customer needed to activate logging option for an userid of an IMS region through UAUDIT RACF attribute. When they tried to deactivate logging (NOUAUDIT) but they didnt succeed, the user was still being audited. PMR 71957,228,631 deals with th...
over 11 years ago in IMS Transaction Manager / Application Enablement 2 Not under consideration

SOAP Gateway should be able to support WS-Security Usertokens for IMS Callout

Customer would like to be able to invoke a webservice from an IMS Application (ICAL) with WS-Security using Usertokens (with userid/password) incorporated within the SOAP header as per the ws-security standard model
over 11 years ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / SOAP Gateway 2 Not under consideration

FDBR regions should keep LOG buffers in Extended Private instead of ECSA

Fast Database Recovery regions currently use ECSA for log buffers. As these are not typically used during normal tracking, and only needed during a backout scenario, they should be allocated as Extended Private to allow additional ECSA contraint r...
over 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

IJPMC0314-1682 Improve Delete.DB processing for Parallel Recon Access

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: J002306Submitters Company: JPMorgan Chase PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: IJPMC0314-1682 Improve Delete.DB processing for Parallel Recon AccessHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Information ManagementCurr...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

ISF0614-1711 - AUTH tables for IMS Data

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: gregory.debo.bipd@statefarm.comSubmitters Company: State Farm PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: ISF0614-1711 - AUTH tables for IMS DataHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Information ManagementCurrent Status...
over 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration