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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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In the alert during the saving of table DB2 do not take into account the empty lines

In the view " Dated source Explorer", when we modify the contents of a table DB2, if by mistake we ask for the insertion of a line and what we delete it later, at the time of the saving, a warning indicates us that a line is going to be deleted.Wo...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

FM - Performance Enhancement for 'Paste'

Currently it take a very long time for 'Paste' to be completed. We were explained that RDz 'talks' to host each time the (one) record has been 'pasted'.This is request to re-design the way this works.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Show SQL results in the SQL Results view in the Data Pespective if Data Perspective is opened in a new window

Allow the result of running a SQL script be displayed in the SQL Results view associated with the Data Perspective even if the Data Perspective is opened in a new window.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Show SQL results in the SQL Results view in the Data Pespective if Data Perspective is opened in a new window

Allow the result of running a SQL script be displayed in the SQL Results view associated with the Data Perspective even if the Data Perspective is opened in a new window.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Option to download entire product bookshelves in addition to individual manuals

I would like to be able to download, via a single download, the entire grouping of PDF manuals related to a given product or "z/OS VxRyy and Software Products Collection", including an HTML index with the names of the manuals similar to the index ...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

Carma Versioning

In CARMA, a module could have multiple versions showing in the HISTORY. Examples. 1.00, 1.01, 1.02. 1.03. Now, if I want to go back to version 1.01 as my current version, I have to retreive it, modify, and , add it back to create version 1.04. Can...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Enhance RDz COBOL unicode support and character filtering

Please enhance RDz COBOL unicode support, so that it takes advantage of recent improvements in the COBOL specification.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Endevor Windows ; all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type, ProccessorGroup) should be

In all Endevor windows, all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type) should be presented with lists to be easily changed.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Dynamic Port assignment for RDz Debugging Session

Port administration for RDz debugging. When a debugging session for a Host program will be initiated a TCP/IP port must be defined and assigned in the IMS system - RDz will use this port for the debugging session. When several developer would like...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Support of CA-DISK to restore archived files in RDz

Currently RDz support HSM system but not CA-DISK that we have. As a result, we can't restore archived files in RDz.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration