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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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** WARNING ** DMGMSGFH NO MESSAGE RPLS TO USE. CONSIDERINCREASING STRNO.MSG INIT PARM

Write following Warning Message to CDz Log Instead of only in CDESTAE DD** WARNING ** DMGMSGFH NO MESSAGE RPLS TO USE. CONSIDERINCREASING STRNO.MSG INIT PARM
over 6 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Not under consideration

Program Callgraph

Hide selected items in a callgraph
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

All Callgraphs

Provide a redraw in background option

Operational Information

Display operational information in AD graphs and reports
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Job Flow

Allow all components in a Job Flow to be opened in Browse.

Block selection not working in PDP Cobol editor for RPP 9.5.1

Using the PDP Cobol editor in RPP 9.5.1, the Block select copy/paste function does not work. I can type alt-shift-a which brings up the block selection box to copy a block of text, but when I copy to the clipboard, the entire line of code is copie...
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

IMS Screen Field Drill Down to Program and Data Element

Need the ability to start from a field on an IMS Screen and be able to analyze which program uses that screen and which data element in the program it is associated with. This can generally be done now in ADDI 5.0.4.1 but issue starts when the IMS...
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Unused Routines Report

We would like to see and indicator if an entire paragraph or only specific lines of the paragraph are indicated as non-executable.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Make Build Client Check Report more useful.

Customer want to know where the missing components reported in the Check Report are being used. This is to determine if the components are obsolete or required for the project / application.
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Support for JCL with Blanks in Columns 1 through 7

Support for parsing JCL source code with blanks in columns 1 through n
over 6 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration