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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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HourGlass support of DB2 stored procedures

Customer migrated from HG 5.2 to HG 6.1 and was no longer able to make use of DB2 stored procedures, specifically the stored procedure was not returning the correct date. IBM Support has indicated "With regards to this new issue, please note that ...
over 12 years ago in IBM HourGlass for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Restart CKTI using shell script

IBM CASE = TS002976350 Hi we need, if possible, a command to start/stop/restart CKTI without using cics terminal or WITHOUT restarting the txseries region. Is there a shell script (AIX 7.2 only) ready to use? thanks for your time,Nicola.
about 5 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 1 Not under consideration

TXSeries support for Power Linux

GMCC customer requirement for support of TXSeries on Power Linux
over 9 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Planned for future release

Scripting langauge (Python) support for writing TXSeries administration scripts

Requirement from TXSeries v8.1 beta workshop in China. SDCCBA customer would like scripting language support in TXSeries to write TXSeries administration scripts.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

TXSeries administration console enhancement requests

Bunch of the following requirements were received during the BoC customer visit and the TXSeries v8.1 open beta workshop in China during 3Q, 2013. Following are the enhancement requests. - Facility to capture the actions from admin console and rep...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

Need support for multi-node or remote administration from TXSeries admin console.

Received this requirement during TXSeries v8.1 beta workshop in China in 2Q 2013. Most of the customers who attended the workshop (e.g. PBOC, SDCCBA etc.) demanded remote administration capability to be able to use the admin console for realistic ...
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration

Add API support to gather monitoring data.

SDCCBA would like API support that help gather live monitoring data.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Extend the monitoring data to various standard formats such as SOAP etc.

SDCCBA would like to see monitoring data in different formats such as SOAP etc. so that it can be consumed by different tools.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

When a task is forcepurged, dump the commarea information.

This requirement was received from SDCCBA through tech sales team. This is a very important requirement for SDCCBA.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Need role based authentication in admin console

This requirement came up during the TXSeries v8.1 beta workshops conducted in China in 3Q, 2013. This is a per-requisite for many Chinese customers to be using TXSeries administration console.
about 11 years ago in TXSeries for Multiplatforms / Other 2 Not under consideration