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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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Recognize SQLCA / SQLDA includes as standard DB2

PL1 SQLCA and SQLDA includes will automatically be resolved by the DB2 precompiler. ADDI build throws out warnings because it tries to find the corresponding include files (SQLCA/SQLDA) which are not needed for compiling the code.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

COBOL 6.2 - option to allow Parmeter/Argument size mismatch

Client is requesting an option to allow a compile of a currently illegal mismatch of a parameter/argument in COBOL 6.2.
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 1 Not under consideration

Support in ADDI for program aliases created at linkedit

Client is requesting support for program aliases. Currently, programs that are aliases are not represented in the ADDI analysis such as transaction or job call graphs.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

IBM Explorer - Operator commands

The z/OS operators are starting to show an interest in IBM Explorer. The main items they would like implemented are:1. Ability to issue operator commands from the RSE perspective.2. View the results of operator commands (active joblog)
about 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Not under consideration

CDP read user application log from logstream

CCB has some user application data writing to logstream , they want CDP forward the log the ELK
about 7 years ago in IBM Z Common Data Provider 1 Future consideration

COBOL for AIX should Support SSRANGE(MSG), which has been implemented with PI74933 for z/OS

SSRANGE can only find one problem perrun: Currently, when the SSRANGE codedetects the first subscript or indexout-of-range condition, it issues aterminating error message and thenABENDs. There is no way to dåetectadditional out-of-range problems,w...
about 7 years ago in COBOL Compilers 3 Not under consideration

Provide Colour Settings for icon's in AD

Provide the ability to choose colours for the various icons to improve readability.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

Native CA Telon support

Provide support in the Build Client and Analyse Client for native Telon applications
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 1 Not under consideration

Detecting algorithm similiarities in Application Discovery

Customer would like to search for similar source codes in their application. Hence, would like to have this functionality that can automatically detect similar algorithms in the source code.
about 7 years ago in Application Discovery and Delivery Intelligence / Application Discovery 2 Not under consideration

PDS Compare feature

There is a feature in RDz to compare 2 PDS members, which is very helpful to identify the differences between the members. But no options to compare 2 complete PDS. This requires when working on enhancement or maintenance project, which has change...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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