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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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Extraction of data from table should have filter

When right click on the table name, option "Data" comes up, and within this option there is an option for extract. This extraction will unload the entire table, which is not useful for the developers.There has to be an options where developer can ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Allow ShowJCL (SJ) to work with batch jobs not submitted by me

Currently ShowJCL (SJ) only works on jobs that I have submitted. I am responsible. And in fact, currently when you try an SJ over someone else's Job (which you are displaying using a Filter) nothing happens (No-op). :-(
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Endevor Enhansments - adding members

When adding a member to endever two things needs to be fixed:. First: If I am adding a member that already exist. I highlight the member and do a custom add. the properties need to be retrieved from the member that I highlighted and not retained f...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Provide a preference for showing TSO libraries by "Date Modified" descending

ISPF developers frequently (at least 50% of the time) view the members in their libraries by "Date Last Modified" - almost always sorted descending, so that the most recently modified members appear at the top of the list. This (sort by date last ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Endevor Enhansement - be able to view compiled listing and output.

This is two part:First:: when endevor indicates that a Batch Job has been submitted, give a hot key to that JOB in the queue as you do in other submits.Second: Endevor retains all compiled programs, at least the latest. It is critical that we are ...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Allocate Like : reuse the PDS name

When you use the "Allocate Like" function, it should be very useful for the productivity increase to propose the name of the dataset which is the model for the allocation. Like this, the user does not need to retype all the qualifiers (most of the...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list.

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list so that the background query forces connection like the "generate" does.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

View/edit data in sequential/vsam files

Allow RDz client to view and edit data stored in sequential and VSAM files on mainframe.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Make RDz cient web based

The RDz client is a thick client which needs to be installed on the windows platform. Make the RDz client avaialble as a web application.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Make LPEX Rectangle Edit behave like the COBOL Editor

The COBOL Editor's Rectangle (Block) editing works as you'd expect - where, when you copy a block, you can paste it anywhere in your source and column you started the paste from is honored (i.e. if you paste starting at column 20 - all of the left...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

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