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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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ADDRESS OF data items in FILE SECTION

Support the special register ADDRESS OF for data items defined in the FILE SECTION. Special Registers - ADDRESS OFhttp://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS6SG3_6.1.0/com.ibm.cobol61.ent.doc/PGandLR/ref/rllanadd.html
over 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 12 Not under consideration

VM/Linux session support within a CLSS session

VM/Linux session support on the CL/Supersession Menu
over 8 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Mechanism for monitoring CICS storage fragmentation

It would be helpful to have a means of monitoring current storage fragmentation in the CICS DSA (and OSCORE area).
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Not under consideration

ZDECB display sort enhancements

Request to add a ZDECB display option to show short lived ECBs first.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

support and document 2 nic solution to deploying zd&t

zd&t should support and document deploying zd&t with 2 NICs which is easier and better from an operational point of view.
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

SQL Evaluation in IBM ADDI

Product IBM AD/ADDI Requested functionality: a more detailed analysis of SQL statements.Currently the evaluation is not considering nested statements.
over 5 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

LPEX /ISPF key bindings

Please make the F3 key map to close the editor area instead of "Open Declaration". For experienced ISPF users the F3 key is ingrained as save and close. Consider remapping the Open Declaration function to something like Ctrl+O.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow changing the number of lines when loading with pdsUtil

When reloading a PDS member on a ZDT disk the source and target must have the same number of rows This is blocking when you have to customize a PDS member by increasing the number of rows you can not reload this member.
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

DSGVO

If you open files on the MVS-System and close the IDE, the files are *not* recovered after restarting it. Tabs are open but without content.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

support linux alias nics

the zd&t tools do not allow a Linux alias nic to be used as a destination address when defining details in the web guy. The tool auto-discovers the nic name such as enp0s31f6 but doesn't auto-discover the one I have to use (alias nic): enp0s31...
over 5 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Not under consideration