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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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generated SYSLIN SPACE value TRK,(3,3) can be too small

When Object Deck Dataset is not set in the property group, RDz will generate a JCL with a SYSLIN SPACE value of TRK,(3,3) For example with assembler: //ASM.SYSLIN DD DSN=&&OBX0000, // UNIT=SYSDA,DISP=(MOD,PASS),SPACE=(TRK,(3,3)), or with C...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Support more complex scenario for file transfer in RDz

Now RDz can only allow casual file transfer between host and PC by simple drag & drop (or copy & paste). We hope RDz to enhance to support the following file transfer option: - Allow user to specific mainframe dataset information (e.g. rec...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Need direct access to underlying data in DataGrid.

The standard way to build a grid is fine but to control a grid that is already built sometimes requires access to the components used in the implementation of the DataGrid widget. When the DataGrid was still a tech preview we could access the "gri...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Planned for future release

Need support for 2D drawing, local browser storage, and animation

Technology previews for local browser storage, 2D drawing, and animation have all been made available for EGL in the past (via entries on the EGL community blog). All three of these previews are of great value to the community and extend the capab...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Support DojoComboBox validation under MVC

DojoComboBox does not currently support validation under the common model in place using EGL's MVC infrastructure. We would like to be able to include DojoComboBox components on our forms and use MVC validation on their contents.
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Planned for future release

Enhance the pushtoClient option of RDz for property groups

For RDz, the push-to-client feature should be modified to preserve any alternative property groups that a user may have created in between 'pushes'.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Incorrect JCL generation with long compiler options

When using long COBOL compiler options like BUF(16K) NOC(E) NOFSRT FLAG(W,E) OPT NOSEQ TRUNC(STD) NOVBREF XREF and the option "Append compiler options to the PARM card", the generated JCL for compilation is incorrect because the line generated wit...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Give RDz the ability to split property groups between system managed and user managed groups

Currently the option on property groups is to either1. Let the system manage the property groups2. Let the user manage the property groups We would like to be able to have a variation of this. We would like the system set up so that property grou...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

In COBOL editor, provide the same split screen function as offered in LPEX editor

Using COBOL editor, provide the function to split the screen the same way as in LPEX editor.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support all characters in the SJ (Show Job) function

We need SJ (Show Job) functionality in Remote Systems view to support all characters (even nonprinting hex characters) in the scenario of opening, maybe editing and resubmitting a JCL with these types of characters.This request is related to PMR 2...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 4 Not under consideration

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