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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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.GIF file can not be imported for editing

When you create 'Overview Diagram' you can save it as .GIF file outside of RDz, but can't bring it back for editing.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 8 Not under consideration

EXTRACT function within Endevor element must provide a return code every time

RDz should be able to capture the RC returned by Endevor and translate it into a meaningful message in RDz for every ADD phase of the EXTRACT function.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

LPEX - rexx, jcl

LPEX hasn't any features for supporting host development with- REXX (including TSO commands)- JCL as an alternative, a dictonary interace - as available in UltraEdit & Notepad++ - would give the developers a possibility to add the languages on...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

DB2 dynamic value control

Dynamic alert when entering a value in a column that is not in the correct format.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

RDz xsebatch: PLI-binding for elements located in SOAP-header

RDz 8.0.1 WSDL first approach supports the PLI language binding of elements declared in WSDL which are bound to SOAP-body in provider case. RDz 8.0.3 should also support PLI-binding of elements located in SOAP-header. This SOAP-header elements are...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Notification to RDz users when submitting JCL with NOTIFY

In RDz, there is currently no notification send to the user when a JCL using the NOTIFY parameter on the job card is submitted. Alternatively, you can select the job filter, right mouse click, and select the Monitor action. This should launch the ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Share Workspaces on a server

Would like to share workspaces centrally for administrative ease of rollout - or templates. Better than Push to client Design workspaces for releases - ! Chris Sellers/TSYS will have more information on this.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Ability to Visual Explain COBOL stored procedures

Currently, Data Studio / Optim Development Studio allows for JAVA and SQL stored procedures to be visually explained. This is a request for RDz to extend that functionality for COBOL stored procedures.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Assign shortcut key (Delete) to purge JES jobs

I wouild like to use the DELETE key to purge jobs on the JES queue
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Expand Copybooks "Inline"

Offer a way to expand copybooks "inline" - inside of a program - rather than only allowing us to open them in separate eclipse views
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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