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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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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

JCL checker needed ASAP

We badly need a JCL checker. This is a request to provide means to submit standard JCL checker commands, like !JCL, JEM and so on. Currently there is nothing (!) available for this standard feature.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

RDz feature to search for dataset members in a date range

On RDz when working with Remote System we can search for members in a dataset (or across datasets) that satisfy criteria like Name or have strings in them. Is it possible for search criteria on members to include date? i.e. give me all members of ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Explorer of view System Distant

To move a member not to slide / put down makes that to copy the member in the target PDS, without deleting the original
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

A syntax check to alert developers when things are in ?A? that should be in ?B?.

I was assisting a developer in trying to figure out why his content assist was not working for anything in his PROCEDURE DIVISION. After compiling the code, the compiler stated that all of his PROCEDURE level code, was not in area B (he had them i...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Is a defect

JCL Scanner for RDz

Would like to be able to scan JCL in RDz.. For example on the mainframe we can scan JCL thru JJT, JEM or other scanners. This is helpful for developers finding file issues. This is one of the reasons our developers are not using RDz
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Enhancement to RDz search window

RDz provides a data flow analysis feature where occurrences of variables can be displayed in a search window. Would it be possible to add editing capability to that search window.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Removing the TCP traffic during a local syntax check on a remote resource

When doing a local syntax check on a remote resource, there should be no execution time difference between working in an online or an offline mode.Currently, when working online, the TCP traffic is very high and this leads to an excessive network ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Batch command for generate Symbolic map

On windows RDz eclipse client we can generate the copy of a bms map by mouse right click --> Generate --> Symbolic Map. We would be able to do this via a batch command (JCL, REXX, etc.)
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Transferring Bookmarks from one RDz user to Other RDz user

During our code review process, we would like to add comments as Bookmarks and would like to transfer those bookmarks to another RDz user to fix the code review comments.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

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