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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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Movable VIPA Monitor

TPFUG_Req_Number: C06001SContact Originator Id: billy.carter@worldspan.comAbstract: A monitor is required to monitor and manage movable vipa addresses in the loosely coupled TPF complex. We also need a utility that can be used to determine if a cp...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Report All MDBF Subsystems in DACOL

TPFUG_Req_Number: S01001Contact Originator Id: Pat FurrowAbstract: Add a data collection reduction option that will produce subsystem specific reports for all measured subsystems.Description: Current data collection reduction options allow subsyst...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Remove WGTA Dependency from MATIP core table allocation

TPFUG_Req_Number: C03001Contact Originator Id: ann.sokol@eds.comAbstract: Need a user defined method for CMID to determine the amount of space to allocate for MATIP's Heap Control Area.Description: There is a core MATIP table created out of system...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Real Time Resource Usage Analysis

TPFUG_Req_Number: O07002S NOTE: Description size has exceeded the 5000 character limit. A file with the full description has been attached.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to USAT processing

TPFUG_Req_Number: S97001Contact Originator Id: Alan PopeAbstract: Enhancements for increased functionality within current USAT package.Description: There are five enhancements to the USAT package that we are recommending: 1) CT26 is hard coded to ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Implement Hdwe. Instr. Svc. (HIS) on TPF

TPFUG_Req_Number: S13001ORIGIN DATE: 3/26/2013REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT Relative Nesting Intensity(RNI) is a new hardware measurement available on z10 and later hardware. IBM should report data through TPF performance utilities. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

MQ04014 MQSeries Display multiple individual attributes of a queue

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04014Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Display multiple individual attributes of a queue such asZMQSC DISPLAY QL-* CURRDEPTH PUT MAXDEPTHDescription: Display multiple individual attributes of a queue such asZMQS...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

Need a tool for DBDEF check-out and verification

TPFUG_Req_Number: DF10193ORIGIN DATE: 10/06/2010 REQUIREMENT ABSTRACT TPFDF should include a standard tool for easier DBDEF check-out, verification and compares. REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION A DBDEF is a program that contains a number of file definitio...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

MQSeries: Document Differences between TPF MQSeries & Other Platforms

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04003Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Provide list of functional differences between TPF MQSeries and other platforms.Description: Provide list of functional differences between TPF MQSeries and other platforms.
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

MQ04017 MQSeries Provide CHL option to automatically resolve/reset

TPFUG_Req_Number: MQ04017Contact Originator Id: rmansell@visa.comAbstract: Provide an option on MQ Channels to automatically resolve the channel and/or reset the channel during channel startup.Description: Provide an option on MQ Channels to autom...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration