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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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Support for a HWM while using AUTODST to avoid coding an assembler exit CEECSTX

Customer uses use a lot of different CEEUOPT in order to satisfy the LE storage settings. This CEEUOPT are to static so we want to use the AUTODST option. Unfortunally there is no limit (HWM highWaterMark) for the AUTODST so it becomes a bit diffc...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Restrict CICSVAR usage

Please provide a means of restricting CICSVAR usage in the runtime environment so that PROGRAM RDO resource attributes can not be overridden by the application program.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

CICS as a HTTP client, how to use one fixed logical customized IP address for outbound?

The customer has a CICS region acting as a "HTTP client ". It is working as a client and it is doing a HTTP request to an external server. Customer would like a way to access and customize the origin IP address within CICS (acting as client) and s...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

File backout should complete before PLT access

We have a problem with the way in which CICS TS handles the backout of 'in flight' units of work. Our startup PLT contains code that updates a number of VSAM files, this s essential to set up the application subsystem before any user initiated wor...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Produce transaction dump for APCW and ALIG CICS abends

Currently CICS does not produce transaction dumps for these two abend codes. This makes diagnosis very difficult and the customer would like to see transaction dumps produced. The dumps produced for a problem is essential for problem diagnostics a...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

Running the DFHWS2LS utility to generate a requester Web Service using the Java Cache Sharing parameter generates errors:

Will this be corrected in the future (i.e., either remove Java cache sharing from CWA scripts or correct the errors sharing causes).
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Is a defect

Warm rollback of CICS version

We need the information written in CICS catalog to be stored in such a format, regardless of CICS version in use, that alloes the version rollback and the protected resources backout.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

DFHJUP step completes with a code zero although DFHLG0192 error message

When running the DFHJUP utility with OPTION PRINT and selecting a time which is not present in the logstream you end up with the following error messages: DFHLG0192 ERROR IN MVS LOGGER MACRO IXGBRWSE FOR REQUEST START SEARCH MVS LOGGER CODES X'000...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Other 2 Not under consideration

Allow a "disable" or "Out of Service" attribute for TCPIPServices

Please consider adding a "disable" or "out of service" indicator for TCPIPServices, that would indicate that a port should not be opened. Ideally this setting is preserved across cold start.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Ability to specify NONTERMREL on DB2ENTRY

The setting of NONTERMREL has CICS-wide implications for non-terminal tasks. YES increases pathlength. NO causes tasks to hold a thread longer.
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration