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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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Retain (with option to print) results in Remote Search view (RBD & RDp)

Retain search results (Remote Search view), even after the view or the software is closed. Also, allow these saved search results to be shared between developers.Presently, when doing numerous searches (e.g., via "Find String . . ." [FNDSTRPDM] fr...
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Seperate DD for reports generated by File Manager Batch

Currently File Manager writes everything to SYSPRINT including reports. Reports should go to a separate DD.
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

Fix eclipse so file association will show only what is installed on my pc

When I go to window/ preferences/ general/ Editors/ file association. I then select a file type and associated editors. I then select external programs I get a list of programs. Most are not even on my pc and some that are on my pc are not listed ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Fault Analyzer so that XFACILIT general resource SAF checks occur first

Please enhance Fault Analyzer so that the XFACILIT SAF checks for history and dump dataset occur FIRST then if they do not provide access the DATASET SAF checks will occur.
about 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Not under consideration

RDz database explorer to suuport HEX value display and edit

We have some DB2 table column which is defined CHAR but will store some non-displayable hex value. Current RDz Database Explorer not able to handle it for both display and editing.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Resetting counter from NMI

Omegamon Mainframe Network has many fields that counters start when TCPIP starts. these counters come from the NMI and can be quite large over time between IPL's. The need for a comand fly over reset process would provide better views of key issue...
about 12 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for Networks on z/OS / Product functionality 2 Not under consideration

Long varchar enhancement – functionality to scroll a specified number of bytes within the column

. In Table format, scroll a specified number of bytes; similar to how PF11 (or PF10) works in Char format for flat files.
about 12 years ago in File Manager for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

Remove APA requirement for UID(0) when measuring JAVA

In order to obtain full information about JAVA code, APA currently either needs to run with UID(0) or else with the UID of the WAS address space being measured, which is not practical. Th use of UID(0) is being challenged by our Security standards...
about 12 years ago in Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 1 Not under consideration

OMEGAVIE / SLF more than 80 per line

we need more than full support of IBM 3270 (27 X 132 charactrers) for the SLF functionality.We do not want to use the scroll (left / right) for a 132 character message.
about 12 years ago in IBM OMEGAMON for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

RDz support serach and replace across PDS

RDz now can only do "Search and Replace" within the same member. It should also support this function to multiple member / PDS.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration