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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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Filter on fields containing date or time info. EX: Startup Date

Example: want to filter using STARTUP DATE on the Regions tab (you can via Julian Data, ie. 5/10/2012 becomes 2012/131), but would like to find those regions restarted after date, like filter of > 2012/131 (better yet > 5/10/2012)Why not use...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Not under consideration

Move CICS 'X' Parameters From SIT to RACF

The CICS System Initialization Table (SIT) contains parameters ie. XTRN, XPCT, etc) which tell the region which (if any) classes in th external security manager to use. When the security product is RACF, allow these parameters to be controlled fro...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Control runaway DB2 SQL via CICS transaction runaway parm

Today we have lots of runaway SQL that is initated from CICS transactions and we need to put time limits on these transactions. Since we are threadsafewe feel these transactions should be able to be purged with the CICS runaway transaction that ex...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration

CICSPlex SM WUI. Request to optimize the definition of a new CICS system, using an existing definition as a reference.

Please, see the screens attached to this request. When the customer is creating a new CICS definition via CPSM, it is usual to use an existing definition with similar characteristics as a reference/sample. During the definition of the "CICS system...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 4 Not under consideration

Review LE Options for Performance

Severe customer slowdown in TCP/IP SSL processing was determined to be caused by the LE parameters in use by CICS, which are configured to not take advantage of HEAPPOOLS processing. Specific parameter settings recommendations have been made by LE...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Move the RUWPOOL control storage outside of the user storage area.

With RUWAPOOL set to YES, there is a small control section of storage, RUWP, that is used to help calculate the amount of pool storage to acquire. This RUWP control section resides is the user area and is vulnerable to storage overlays. Once this ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need a date in the shared TS server output statistics (SHARE requirement SSCICS08002)

Currently the statistics from the shared temporary storage server only have a timestamp and no date. there is no way to no what date the statistics are for, only the time when the statistics where wriiten to the sysout file. TimeLimit: The sooner ...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

CICS TS should allow larger recordsize and blocksize for TDQ

CICS TS should allow customers to specify larger recordsize and blocksize when defining a TDqueue, Currently they can be: RECORDSize ==> 0-32767 BLOCKSize ==> 0-32767
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

provide 64-bit addressing capability for CICS applications

The customer's C/C++ applications get to a size where they urgently need 64-bit addressing support within CICS. The customer's requirements are focused on how existing CICS applications could benefit from 64-bit adressspaces without being modified...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Add an error code (DYRERROR) of "C", returned to the Dynamic Routing Program

When a dynamic program link (DPL) routed to a target region specifies a program name and transaction name that are not installed or defined in the target region, CICS returns "ERROR IN ROUTE SELECTION" (DFHDYPDS field DYRFUNC=1) with an error code...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

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