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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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RDz' PL/I editor handling text entry skewed to or entered beyond col 73.

In Rdz the PL/I editoris is able to skew text or enter text beyond col 73, whereby it may be nessesary to cut and paste text beyond col 73, in oder to recover text.I would prefer the editor to be expanded also to facilitate options to switch text ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Upgrading the IBM OMEGAMON for 5G Networks, NVMe over TCP/IP

1- Adding the following functionalities to the OMEGAMON functionalities: A- 5G / VNF Networking Functionalities B- NVMe over TCP/IP functionalities 2- Adding the Advanced Functionalities of the following: A- Intel IPU (Infrastructure Processing un...
over 2 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

IBM z with 5G network connectivity

1- Enabling the z/OS and z/VM system for Cloud satellite based on 5G networks and SD-WAN with Traffic Slicing for each z/OS and z/VM LPARs or Virtual machine, which is the required infrastructure for futuristic Enterprise Applications. 2- Also add...
over 2 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

zUNIT: Folder structure for CC ( code coverage) should match to Source File Structure

When generating the code coverage reports and expanded source the folder structure is very different from our current source folder structure. Currently everything is generated dynamically in the CC folder with timestamps, dataset names, and modul...
over 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

zUNIT: add optional field that the user would type in the CICS region for Recording Service

Now that CICS support is implementing the CICS Recording Service on other CICS regions I noticed that IDZ has no way of differentiating which URL is pointing to which CICS region. The only identifier is the port number but there’s no way to know w...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Propagate JWT in a chained API flow between inbound to Z and outbound from Z

We need the JWT that is verified with Liberty & z/OS Connect for an API with CICS/IMS service provider to be carried forward or propagated when that provider becomes an API requester to another Rest API on another platform.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Connect 0 Not under consideration

Quick Reference Cards to ease searching for developers and to promote adoption of RDz

Quick Reference Cards are the way for developers to have a large part of the functionality at hand. It gives them the means to find RDz actions fast. An example of a Quick Reference Card can be found for the CICS Explorer. It is attached to this RFE.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 4 Not under consideration

Update compile procedures to 2017

Decades ago JCL was enhanced with "if-then-else" statements. Would it be possible to use this in IBM provided compile jobs?
about 7 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Import of Java projects into ADDI

The artifacts from existing eclipse projects can be used for analysis in different workspaces in the Explore View without the need to import the projects. The existing eclipse projects in svn, git or RTC are imprinted with the AD Java Nature befor...

Limit on Terminal Error Conditions or transactions run on specific terminal

Limit number of terminal transaction errors and/or number of transactions entered from a single terminal.
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Not under consideration