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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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Refactor the common XML-converter parts in libraries/host modules to reduce each converters memory footprint

I recognized that every generated "SGW Entrprise" XML-converter contains same or very similar code. This common code could be extracted from the converter and placed into a central library. This is especially relevant for code that uses a lot of m...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

CARMA Generate from STAGE P

We would like the flexibiltiy of entering the values for STAGE and ENVIRONMENT for the CARMA GENERATE option
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

COBOL Call Stub Generator: COBOL Procedures have to be created in the source folder as configured on the project

Currently CSG creates the COBOL procedures in the <project_loc>/src folder. When using Maven as the build tool the source folder is typically located in <project_loc>/src/main/java. So after generating the stubs a manual step is requir...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

RDz - Endevor integration - extract sources to the edit stage automatically

RDz - Endevor intergration Be able to extract sources to the edit stage automatically instead of choosing the stage. This behavior could be active depending on a setting in the preferences
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Not under consideration

FM - 'Exit?' warning when cancelling requests

When you are cancelling operation in File Manager (for example, cancelling 'Paste'), when you press 'Cancel' it seems like you are cancelling specific request. Instead the FM session gets cancelled. It needs to be made clear. When 'Cancel' has bee...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

DB2 : Dynamic control of duplicate key

Informs the user dynamicly about a duplicate key while inserting rows in a DB2 table(Actually, the save of the table is requested to be adviced).
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

For Link Options Property Groups add CEE.SCEELKED

Because the CEE.SCEELKED library (which is is required for compiles - http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r12.cbcux01%2Fcbcug190249.htm) , we should add this library name to the Link Libraries edit are...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RPPz_ wizard de creation des fonctions

Le wizard de cr?ation de fonctions sous fonctions ne respecte l'ordre alphab?tique
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Need to have RDz source compare display # of differences

The visual file compare should list the # of differences
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Manage DB2 tables rows by copy / Paste

In the view "Database Management", it is possible to edit the contents of a DB2 table and manage it.But it is not possible to dupplicate an entier row with copy paste actions.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration