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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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Rational Developer Z Temporary Dataset Name

We would like to be able to control the name of the VCMTEMP dataset . Currently, the first two qualifiers of the dataset name are hard coded to be &SYSPREF.ISPF. We would like to be able to change them to &SYSPREF.&SYSUID or &SYSPR...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

RDz wsdl2pli binding of comments

wsdl first PLI binding should include WSDL xsd:documentation encapsulated within a type definition as PLI comments.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

ISPF Label emulation

.Labels are useful for keyboard-friendly navigation
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Add ?CICS Service Requester? application mode to ?Meet-in-middle? scenario with single operation and no template.

Please consider an enhancement to add ?CICS Service Requester? application mode to ?Meet-in-middle? scenario with single operation and no template
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Not under consideration

Improve SCLM Perspective & SCLM Interface

(1) SCLM perspective uses only the standard RTC editor, and does not allow using LPEX. (2) SCLM File types controlled by separate file type tables instead of using common RDz profile file type tables.(3) The SCLM perspective should not be required...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Possibility to select a default value on delete actions

When we suppress an MVS object, the "Delete warning message pop-up" displayed is, by default, set to "Delete" : we would like to get the opportunity of choosing the default value ("Delete" or "Cancel") by using, for example, the "Windows Preferenc...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 6 Not under consideration

Using DFHWS2LS Variable?names?in?the?generated?PL/I?&?COBOL?code?is?unnecessary?added?a number?.

The?customer?is?not?quite?happy?with?the?way?DFHWS2LS?builds??????????? declarations?especially?with?the?result?if?WS2LS?is?re-run?after?any???? changes(adds)?to?the?WSDL?were?made.???????????????????????????????????? -????????????????????????????...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Not under consideration

Missing functionality in RDZ SCLM DT interface

In the ISPF inteface to SCLM there are three functions:Noprom, Transfer and Where used that are not available from the SCLM DT interface. Customer want to be able to have the same level of functionality from both RDZ and ISPF.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Allow use of JCL substitution in non-JCL instructions

Allow JCL subsitution in entries such as SYSTSIN Instructions, Link Instructions, etc.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Count for the Find and Replace

A count button as an add on to the Find and Replace .
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

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