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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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Rational Developer for System Z- Citrix Certification and App Virtualization support

Certification of Rational Developer for System Z along with IBM Installation Manager on Citrix\XEN App environment and support for Rational Tools for application virtualization\application streaming via AppV technologies
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

PL/I %include statements combined into one by hover after pre-processing

After having run "identified using configured preprocessor" on a PLI program, %include statements are combined into block when hovering over it in the PL/I editor. A possible solution is a new PLI preprocessor option to not expand include files.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

TDAT file are dispyed with wrong hebrew

large program or SEQ file with many data elements, we can map the program to be a TDAT filethis gives us a table identation of the file and show us only some of the file content (accordingto preferences) and so helps with time needed to view the f...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

endevor association does not work correectly with CICS BMS Maps.

I was told that this needed to be an RFE. When a program is associated with Endevor it does not process propority groups correctly. I have a CICS program that has maps. The system associates or pulls in the copy of the bms code before the map is c...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

error messages or reason why - problem I have seen is with endevor

When pulling files from endevor or updating files we get error without any explanation. thought I alreay entered this but can't find it in my list of RFE. If douple, sorry.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

endevor

when I have a module that is in my project folder that is associated to endevor, I would like a way to click and release the association to endevor. This will help clean up problem that can occur that RDz may not be able to recover from. Then I ca...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Inconsistencies due to case-sensitive commands

Commands issued from RDZ are case-sensitive and not intuitive. For example, after making a change to a JCL member, the sub command works in both lower and upper case. But if you try to save, save only works in lower case. When you type SAVE, you g...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 2 Not under consideration

File Manager need to be able to add multi file definitions or filters as we can in Remote systems

When building a filter for File Manager we would like to be able to enter in multi filter strings under a single description. We do this in Remote Systems. Make it to work the same way. Consistency is very helpful
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RDz to provide usage metrics and dashboarding

Enhance RDz to provide metrics and dashboarding regarding usage on views, perspectives, and custom features such as plug-ins.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Text wrap on macros

We would like to wrap text in macro name field in HOD (IBM Host On Demand) version 11.05. Please reference PMR 15874,057,649
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration