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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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USECOUNT for remote programs

USECOUNT for remote programsTracking production problems is getting difficult when we can not see the use count of remote programs from CPSM. Currently if a program is remote, CPSM says N/A under "use count" column. We want to know how many times ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

The way CICS manages RM links cause troubles to long running transactions that don't issue syncpoint.

A severe error (code X'2526') has occurred in module DFHERM because of a zeroed RM link token is assigned to a task. This depends by excessive number of SOCKLINK associated to the same UOW. The task owning the UOW is a long running outbound task t...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

API enhancement for RECEIVE (GSE Requirement DBCICD01001)

DESCRIPT : current state: Receive Timeout must be coded in Trans Profile and results a Timeout-Parameter at API with DFHRESP-Value instead of abend and normal program flow.BUSVAL : 2INVVAL : 2ENDVAL : 2GROVAL : 2SYSVAL : 5VALUE : KEYWORDS : API RE...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Restriction of size of document created via EXEC CICS DOCUMENT CREATE

Customer is requesting a parameter to be created which will allow the size of a document to be restricted to the value set for this parameter.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Runaway detection of looping TRUEs (specifically DB2)

CICS 2.2 APAR PQ67892 changed DFHERM so that time-out detection for runaway tasks will always be inhibited for a task running within a TRUE. One runaway SQL task can cause high CPU usage and a delay for all other DB2 threads within a CICS region. ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS INQUIRE_MONITORING_DATA call should be able to pass a task number

At exit point XXMATT I would like to be able to extract the monitoring information collected up to that point for the task being attached. Specifically I am interested in any delays that may have occurred prior the attaching of the task (MXT delay...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Provide ability to propagate a default link userid from CTG z/OS to CICS TS over an IPIC connection

Provide ability to propagate a default link userid from CTG z/OS to CICS TS over an IPIC connectionThe initial problem was raised in a PMR was that an IPIC/CTG request does not pick up the link userid from the EXCI batch region's userid like EXCI ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Replication of in memory structures.

Replication of in-memory structures such as CICS name counter server to another sysplex/location.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

DTR & DPL processes working together

Based on how our shop is set-up Dynamic transaction routing & Dynamic Programming Linking do not work together as desired. We have 1 to 4 TORs that link to 1-9 AORs for green screen applications, we have an in-house version of DFHDYP that cont...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Allow the ability to separate intra-partition transient data queues into separate pools.

Allow the ability to separate intra-partition transient data queues into separate pools, assigned to separate VSAM data sets. These pools would allow fine tuning of transient data buffers, in order to favor high performance transient data queues, ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

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