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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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ability to see just RO statuses of IMS DB's via DIS DB command

there could be thousands IMS db's defined for ims. customer wants to see via /DIS DB command just those IMS db's that are RO (read only) status.
almost 7 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 2 Not under consideration

PITERGO0514-1698 COBOL API Interface for system driven checkpointing and widening it do IMS BMP DL/1

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Bernhard.Radefeld@itergo.comSubmitters Company: ITERGO PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PITERGO0514-1698 COBOL API Interface for system driven checkpointing and widening it do IMS BMP DL/1Homework Assigned: NoRequ...
almost 10 years ago in IMS Database Manager / DLI 2 Not under consideration

Log record x'9904' DSECT required

After discussions with John Butterweck during the IMS internship in Santa Teresa in October, He advised us to open a RFE for our request to get the DSECT for IMS log record x'9904'. We need this, because we use data capture information for our Pow...
about 9 years ago in IMS Database Manager / General DB 1 Not under consideration

Need better diagnostics when running out of IPMT's

We seem to be seeing more and more SNAP 7805 dumps where we are running out of IPMT's. We would like to see more diagnostic information when we get this which could include the top 10 users of IPMT's in the system at the time of the dump and the n...
over 2 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Multi-Processing WAIT/POST

TPFUG_Req_Number: REQI616Contact Originator Id: Andy FrithAbstract: The current implementation of 'EVENT/POST' logic within TPF only allows for processing within one Central Electronic Complex (CEC) and not within a Multi-Processing Complex.Descri...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

DF12195 TPFDF ? Allow Optimistic Read Ahead

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF12195ORIGIN DATE: 10/23/2012REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT (required) TPFDF Optimistic Read Ahead – TPFDF should read the next block in chain using asynchronous FINDC as soon as the current block is read. Provide an option to control thi...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 3 Not under consideration

MQ04015 MQSeries Provide batch size monitoring capability

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04015Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Provide batch size monitoring capability.Description: Provide batch size monitoring capability. This enhancement will improve system monitoring capabilities and therefore r...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Modify ZUDFM OA* to optionally 16 or 32 bytes of data

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF11194ORIGIN DATE: 11/1/2011REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Currently the ZUDFM OA* displays 24 bytes of the selected LREC. It is desired to display 16 or 32 bytes of data to align with other TPF Core or File Record Displays. REQUIREMENT D...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

TPF/DF to utilize user defined record ids for GETFCs.

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF08190FORIGIN DATE: September 24, 2008REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT: TPF/DF should support user defined record ids for GETFCs. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION: For GETFC, TPFDF customers should be able to choose between using their own RIAT and ...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 2 Not under consideration

MQ04013 MQSeries Processor unique attributes for queues and queue manager

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04013Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Processor unique attributes for queues and queue managerDescription: Several queue attributes, such as SWEEPSWB, should not be common among all processors in a loosely coup...
almost 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration