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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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z/OS TCPIP/telnet signon screen doesn't show reason for invalid new password

When changing passwords in the telnet signon screen, and the new password is invalid; the message received is just New Password is invalid. It doesn't show the actual reason for being invalid (ex. TSS7111E New Password (Change) Invalid - At Least ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Cannot expand the copybooks in the outline view.

The current implementation (RDz V8.0.3.1) does not allow for expanding copybooks from the outline view.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Hot link to Carma endevor jobs

When I submit a job through Carma Endevor - I want a hot like to the bach job that is compiling or processing the program.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IMS SGW Enterprise: compress request/response data between ICON and IMS

We have now several "IMS SGW Enterprise" based web services in place. Especially with large IMS response messages we have bad response time in our setup with Shared Queues (20km distance). reading/writing IMS messages is very slow. As a result the...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

RDz Code Coverage not supported for non-LE enabled Assemble

LE-enabled assembler work with the RDz Code Coverage feature. However, non-LE enabled assembler will not work. Given the following, the EQANMDBG has to recognize that EQA_STARTUP_KEY. It does not. It lack the programming. //GO EXEC PGM=EQANMDBG, /...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

in LPEX - need to be able to move the command line to the top

Currently LPEX only supports the command line on the bottom in the editor. I believe that the majority of users want the command line on top
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide a way to specify n number of DSN levels for Filters

In ISPF 3.4 - you can unset an operation to: "Include Additional Qualifiers". By doing this you can search for Datasets with exactly "n" number of qualifiers.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

JCL checker needed ASAP

We badly need a JCL checker. This is a request to provide means to submit standard JCL checker commands, like !JCL, JEM and so on. Currently there is nothing (!) available for this standard feature.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

RDz feature to search for dataset members in a date range

On RDz when working with Remote System we can search for members in a dataset (or across datasets) that satisfy criteria like Name or have strings in them. Is it possible for search criteria on members to include date? i.e. give me all members of ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Explorer of view System Distant

To move a member not to slide / put down makes that to copy the member in the target PDS, without deleting the original
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration