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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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ZDT Tools API interface : Provide API to request License Status

New API needed !When using the Query_License script( /opt/IBM/LDK/query_license), it returns informations regarding licensing (logins CPU, max logins CPU, currently active sessiosn with associatied IP adress,...) We need to get this functionnality...
about 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Not under consideration

Debug Configuration does not pick up JCL Termination (//)

If you create a debug configuration using "z/OS Batch Application using exsisting JCL"and the JCL includes a line with only // this line is ignored and you get all the steps after the JCL terminating line in the Steplist. This is not only true for...
about 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Is a defect

Comparing 2 nullable values that are both null returns false

We have 2 variables that are nullable (for example: nullable ints or nullable dates).If both variables are null, and we check them for equality, the result should be true, but it's false. Code example:a, b int?;a = null;b = null;if(a == b) writeSt...
about 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Newer software support releases for HATS

HATS 9.7 is currently not supported on Windows 2019, only 2016 - this is classed as end of life for Microsoft. There have also been reliability issues with the OS, so it would be better to support this on Windows 2019. Similarly, HATS has not been...
about 2 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Non-industry Specific 2 Planned for future release

allowing sorting of members in MVS DataSets

Sorting members in DataSets is very useful - for example sorting by change date to see recently changed members. The current state makes navigation a lot more difficult.
about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Request IDz Editor to support(edit) SO/SI only(no DBCS) character in file.

When an z/OS memberinclude SI/SO only fieald, IDz Editor open read only mode. There'are many customer's case that SO/SI only(no DBCS) character exists. If IDz editor's Operability is same as ISPF editor,IDz will very useful many customers.(editabl...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

ZMDES DISPLAY full path display needed

ZMDES DISPLAY doesn't always display the full path to files. Comments from the PMR state that file paths are longer than we can fit in the tabular display. Those get shortened. The end of the path is deemed most important, since the assumption is ...
about 6 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Expand the capabilities of the Push to Client Features supported in IBM Developer for z/OS

The following link lists the currently supported configuration items that are supported with the IDz Push to Client feature. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/15.0?topic=configuration-planning-push-client-environment This is a request ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

Avoid console message IOERR response when - trying to - access resource. Possible NOTAUTH in certain situations

When running a Program thru the Debugger for the first time, the Debugger will will add the program to the SAVEBPS dataset and issues the following messages to the console: -13.29.06 S2 J0970 +EQA9893I Userid DCP800T received an IOERR response whe...
about 2 years ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Delete statement is not considered by the compiler while build in ADDI.

The reason that the last delete is not parsed is because the statement WHERE CURRENT OF LINK_CSR is not recognized by our parser. delete that appears in the list: EXEC SQL DELETE FROM TBAFOTE_TRN_ECD WHERE BRANCH_NO = :TBAFOTR.BRANCH-NO AND ACCOUN...
about 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Planned for future release