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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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Have the Perform Hierarchy be able to drill into nested cobol programs.

In cobol if I have a nested program the perform Hierarchy view does not let me drill down into that code. The editor should know it is a nested cobol program and let me keep drilling down that logic path. I have to then go back to the outline view...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Seeing procedures in outline when inside an Include

When using the PL/1 editor in RDz it would be really nice if it was possible to get Procedures which is located inside an include to be shown in the ouline view, just as any other procedure. The ordering should just be the same as where the includ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Cross Reference in CARMA Endevor

We would like CARMA to enhance to support SEARCH (cross referencing) function, which could fulfill the following: - search a particular text phrase that appear in any elements in Endeovr (system specific) - search and return a list of element whic...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

z/OS TCPIP/telnet signon screen doesn't show reason for invalid new password

When changing passwords in the telnet signon screen, and the new password is invalid; the message received is just New Password is invalid. It doesn't show the actual reason for being invalid (ex. TSS7111E New Password (Change) Invalid - At Least ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Cannot expand the copybooks in the outline view.

The current implementation (RDz V8.0.3.1) does not allow for expanding copybooks from the outline view.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Hot link to Carma endevor jobs

When I submit a job through Carma Endevor - I want a hot like to the bach job that is compiling or processing the program.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IMS SGW Enterprise: compress request/response data between ICON and IMS

We have now several "IMS SGW Enterprise" based web services in place. Especially with large IMS response messages we have bad response time in our setup with Shared Queues (20km distance). reading/writing IMS messages is very slow. As a result the...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

RDz Code Coverage not supported for non-LE enabled Assemble

LE-enabled assembler work with the RDz Code Coverage feature. However, non-LE enabled assembler will not work. Given the following, the EQANMDBG has to recognize that EQA_STARTUP_KEY. It does not. It lack the programming. //GO EXEC PGM=EQANMDBG, /...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

in LPEX - need to be able to move the command line to the top

Currently LPEX only supports the command line on the bottom in the editor. I believe that the majority of users want the command line on top
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide a way to specify n number of DSN levels for Filters

In ISPF 3.4 - you can unset an operation to: "Include Additional Qualifiers". By doing this you can search for Datasets with exactly "n" number of qualifiers.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration