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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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CHANGEMAN PACKAGE NEEDS TO SUPPORT DIVERSE FILE TYPES

Customer (Northwestern Mutual Life), running Application Discovery 5.0.3.1 has CHANGEMAN packages that contain various types of z/OS source files: PLI, PLI INCLUDE, JCL, etc. Currently, the build client cannot separate elements of package into the...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Application Discovery CA7 analysis without using z/OS CONNECTOR

Need the capability of getting CA7 related data that build server would parse WITHOUT using the z/OS Connector address space. I am hoping a scripting solution involving REXX and SDSF could be developed quickly (ie. a series of batch jobs submitted...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Program Callgraph change

In the Program Callgraph wizard, if there are no children programs to be specified, allow the Finish button to be active.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Annotations on additional resource

allow annotations on all resources
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Condense Option for all Reports

provide a report option that would condense the report
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Properties tab to show the the program

Would be nice if the properties showed the program executed in the step.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

List of Icons in Variable Usage View

Provide a list of the icons used in the results portion of the COBOL, Assembler, Natural, and PL/I Variable Usage view
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Show what is executed based on variable settings

Would like to set values for one or more variables in a program and have AD determine what objects are executed based on those variables.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 0 Not under consideration

COBOL Source Analysis Inventory

Provide a similar option to COBOL Source Analysis that will take into account other COBOL statements
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Provide a method to erase a populated table with a Build of a single element.

There needs to be a way to erase a table when correcting information.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration