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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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REWIND Command

When repeatedly reading a dataset, the ability to reposition to the first record in the dataset is desirable over repeatedly closing and opening the dataset. REWIND is a FORTRAN V2.6 command. I don't care what the command is called when implemente...
over 6 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Contextual compilation variables

It might be interesting to have compiler variables indicating the current context corresponding to the position in the source code:- name / type of the current Division: Identification, Environment, Data, Procedure- name / type of the current Sect...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Not under consideration

Enterprise COBOL - Compilation directive >>MESSAGE to produce a message with a severity level

It would be useful to have a compilation directive to trigger a message with a severity level that would be rendered on the Compile Listing and that would also control the general return code of the compilation. This directive would only be enable...
over 6 years ago in COBOL Compilers / z/OS 5 Not under consideration

Support for REXX development

Add full support for the REXX language in RDz including content assist, source formatting, and syntax checking.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Explorer needs grouped connections to relate ftp connection and cmci connection together

RBS has multiple sysplex and CICSplex.When switching CMCI session the related FTP session does not switch automatically.Which means the explorer can deliver incorrect results because of a mismatch between active CMCI and FTP session connections. A...
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 1 Not under consideration

PL1 with PCB pointer reference

AD doesn't build the PCB that is referenced by a pointer correctly
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Expand Source to process override statements

Application is using procedures a lot. When looking for where files are used the answer sometimes is a procedure inside a Job.AD offers 'Expand Source', which pulls in the procedure. Notation is looking very similar to same functionality on mainfr...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 6 Not under consideration

ADDI Analyze Client - copybook variables should be visible to choose for Impact Report related to fields.

Issue: Inside the project, if we select Cobol Program as resource type and if we choose one Cobol program and click on Impact reports, it is not listing out Copybook variables. It is only listing out working storage variables. Enhancement Request:...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Multiple CICSPLEX view for CICS Explorer

Requirement:Ability for CICS Explorer to connect to, display, and manage resources in multiple regions simultaneously regardless of which LPAR and/or SYSPLEX might contain those regions.  Permit logical groupings of regions by function withou...
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 2 Not under consideration

CTG Explorer plugin - Provide interval statistics

Statistics values returned seemd to be all Lifetime and not Interval. When shooting a problem interval stats are probably the most important
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 2 Not under consideration

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