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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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Backup - add to Preferences to select how often, how many copies

Currently, if I want to backup my workspace I have to do it manually. This is request to add such a feature to Preferences and be able to specify how often I want to backup, where to keep the copy and how many copies I want to keep - the same way ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Evolution de l'?diteur COBOL

Bonjour,Parmi les fonctionnalit?s de l'?diteur COBOL de RDz, ?diteur que fait ?voluer IBM, nous ne retrouvons pas des fonctionnalit?s importantes de l'?diteur LPEX.1) Il est impossible d'utiliser la fonction "Demarrer le marquage du composant". C'...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

Provide a FIND <text> PREV

Adding a find previous function to the find Text function would assist in finding the specific instance of the text desired more quickly.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz to support expansion page size for GDG

When expand a GDG dataset in Remote System View, it will open all version the GDG included. When the GDG's version number is large (1000+), it hold up the client and wait for a very long time or the client will even hang.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Make the default for all z/OS File Maps tdat

It would be important - if RDz could (at some point) reflecton the file-type of a opened dataset - and pull out of Source Files whether a the dataset is: COBOL, JCL, etc. - and then map the editor on the fly If this happens - we will want to make ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDZ 8.0.3.2 - FILE COMPARE - HEX

The result panel of a file compare does not allow you to toggle between TEXT and HEX. This would be extremely useful.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

RDZ 8.0.3.2 - LPEX EDITOR Trailing Blanks

The system z Data editor shows hex40s for trailing blanks. The system z LPEX editor does not. Both editors should function the same with hex representation.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Formatage Cobol local

Pacbase disposait d'un dispositif post g?n?ration : le formatage Cobol.Ce dispositifi ?tait "d?pr?ci?" depuis la mise en place des op?rateurs langage structur? "Cobol II" (comme INI, EVA...) produisant m?me dans certains cas des programmes non com...
over 12 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

CICS Explorer - Perspective Import/Export

Ability to Import/Export Individual CICS Explorer (installation defined) Perspectives
over 12 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Explorer 5 Not under consideration

File Manager - Editor, Template Editor - adding 'End' to indicate field's ending position in a file

In File Manager, for a field you can see starting position, length but not ending position. We can see ending position on mainframe and this is very important, because we need to know where the field begins and where it ends. We are working with c...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

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