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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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Support for CLIST

Provide the ability to analyze CLISTs
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Provide extension point / API to support macros / custom syntax

Provide an API / extension point to support custom macros / syntax / interface programs. For example, allow to tell AD that a specific function call / macro / ... means "Access table XY" or "Call program XY; XY can be found by looking into this lo...
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Allow advanced graph filtering

- Allow multi selection in the graph inventory to hide programs / tables / ...- Allow filtering arrows by direction
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 3 Not under consideration

Support DELTA-Cobol

Provide support for DELTA-Cobol.
almost 8 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

DEBUG Load Module Analyzer include Compiler Version (5.1, 5.2) in output

Update the Load Module Analyzer report to include the compiler version. The report currenty provides Enterprise COBOL for z/OS Version 5. Is it possible to differentiate 5.1 from 5.2 and 6.1 from 6.2?
almost 8 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Reduce and then Remove support for the BASIS source Control Facility

The BASIS source control facility (including the BASIS, INSERT, and DELETE cards) is an old feature that was useful in the days of punched source code cards without full screen editors or source change management systems. It is rarely if ever used...
almost 8 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Provide support for ON DEMAND Migration

Currently, product has no support for ON DEMAND MIGRATION. DFSMShsm has a new feature that Advanced Reporting has no support for reporting on. Want to be able to differentiate between on demand, primary or secondary Space management.

Allow to reload the debug file manually

Manually reload debug file that was created under USS.1) When the auto debug file load fails, the source code view has 1 blank line only. I cannot reload manually.2) When the debug file path in the load module is not available in the test z/OS USS...
almost 4 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Is a defect

Auto populate PL1PreprocessorInfo.ini

When creating a new project having a valid PL1 preprocessor ini file is mandatory to have a successful build. Currently the preprocessor ini file is empty when a new project is created. Preferred situation would be to have the preprocessor ini fil...
almost 4 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

zddsi enhancement request to include PCHID information.

zddsi enhancement request to include PCHID information . Customer is asking for an enhancement request to ZDDSI to include the PCHID information that is associate with the CHIPID for the associated device. This information would be very useful in ...
almost 12 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Future consideration