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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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5 missing EGL types for numeric

We are missing for following COBOL types, corresponding EGL types.Because of these missing types, we suffer performance loss in the generated COBOL. COBOL Types EGL typesPIC 9(3) National ?PIC S9(3)V9(2) National SIGN LEADING SEPARATE ?PIC S9(3)V9...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 Not under consideration

Customize Available Columns

The Available_Columns under the Columns_Definition table are limited and not customizable.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Z Workload Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Component: Other Text- and Input Fields

Is it possible to add the function to cut text-field on defined character like in other component/option?Today it is possible so cut per Word/Character/Normal.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 6 Not under consideration

Define/Exclude System Programs

The ability to define a list of programs as System Programs. There would be no expectation to provide source for these programs, so they would not appear in lists of 'missing' components. There would also be an ability to exclude them from graphs.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Need documentation on what to backup and restore on the ZD&T Web server

If the ZD&T Web server is on an image that needs to be rebuilt then what needs to be backed up and restored: database, repository storage, license server if applicable, ...
almost 4 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Future consideration

Underline from Displayfile

When you have RI (Reverse Image) on a field it produce a "class" but when you have UL (Underline) it produce a inline style. For a developer it is difficult to be flexibel.I can change a RI in my CSS file to something other, but a inline style is ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Host Access Transformation Services / Other 3 Not under consideration

PLI Compiler support for x86 Linux platforms

IMS Enterprise Suite Explorer for Development is an Eclipse based product that bundles the PLI importer functionality provided by RAD. We have a customer whose workstations are running Linux on the x86 architecture. They are unable to use our impo...
over 11 years ago in PL/I Compilers 3 Not under consideration

DEDB alter utlitiy - parallel run of multiple area for same DBD

DEDB alter utility supports one area per DBD per utility execution. We need to run DEDB alter multiple area of the same DBD in parallel.
almost 8 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 1 Not under consideration

Change Debug Tool to allow the remote debugger (RDz) to allow valid Cobol command to MOVE SPACES to GROUP-ITEM

The Enterprise Cobol compiler (v4.2) allows setting the value of a group item as a standard COBOL statement, but RDz/Debug Tool does not allow it. It begins with a Working Storage definition like this: 01 WS-VARIABLE. 05 WS-ITEM1 PIC 9. 05 WS-ITEM...
over 11 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Display called programs in debug

A window/view to display all called programs, functions during a debug session including programs loaded from eglar files.The function should be interactive, i.e. show progress as the debug session is running.The requested option is implementing t...
over 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

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