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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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EGL MQ support be enhanced to allow specification of host, channel, and port when connecting to the MQ manager.

This RFE is to add to EGL the capability to allow specification of host, channel, and port when connecting to the MQ manager.
almost 17 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 6 Delivered

[APIS-IT] Allow access (view and update) to program variables during CONVERSE of a form and in Run Mode

From Customer APIS-IT (Croatia): When debugging and in "run" mode, the customer would like the program variables view to be available and current WHILE a converse is being processed. In other words, while the Form is displayed to the user, they wa...
over 18 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 2 Delivered

Requirement of generation command for RUI Application [RTC28366]

Rational Business Developer has a function to build Rich User Interface visually on the workbench.When developers use the function, they can generate UI HTML files including Java-script only from the workbench.But the other part of application, us...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Delivered

Avoid copying arguments [RTC 32246]

Although the semantics of parameter passing in called programs is call-by-reference, the argument is copied in order to enable implicit type conversion. However, KBC applications always calls programs with an argument whose type is identical to th...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

Prevent validationOrder error in TUI forms.

Modify the EGL text user interface (TUI) editor so this error will not occur when a variable field is deleted: "ValidationOrder properties for the felds in form <formname> are invalid. The orders must begin at 1 and be continuous with no gap...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Delivered

request documentation for PartInfoFactory and GenerationServer (RTC 24776)

The following APIs need to be documented: 1: com.ibm.etools.egl.ui.parts.PartInfoFactory; For example:IPartInfo[] parts = PartInfoFactory.getReferencePartList(genPart); 2: com.ibm.etools.egl.GenerationServer; For example:GenerationServer.addListen...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 5 Delivered

Free Eclipse EGL plugin for EGL Parts Reference & EGL Parts List

Kaiser currently has a VAGen code review process that entails the printing of a VAGen program to a PDS on the mainframe. Reviewers then access this PDS to review VAGen code for adherence to standards. The reviewers do not have VAGen client worksta...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Delivered

Explanory error message in debug when called prog is not found

1.1 Current situation ----------------------We're debugging our EGL Programs using the STOREDPROCEDURE linkage option for programs that are available on z/OS.When a program is called remotely, but the load is not found the following error occurs: ...
about 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Delivered

Debug Behaviour Mapping: possibility to choose alternative mapping mode if "source" fails

Context: see Preferences ? EGL ? Debug ? Debug Behaviour Mapping (Called Program)During debug, when a call statement is about to be executed, the debugger checks the debug behaviour mapping to decide how to resolve the called program. When ?source...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Delivered

Support RHEL 8 for the DBB WebApp

Add support for RHEL 8 for the DBB Wep App
almost 4 years ago in Dependency Based Build 1 Delivered

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