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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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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
almost 14 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
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz to add variable declaration when new variable used in code

Have RDz ask me if I want to add a variable declaration when I add a new variable in a line of code (COBOL). If I say yes, it would need to prompt me if I want to add it a copybook or to working storage section.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Spell Check COBOL Comments!

Would like to do an English spell-check of comments
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Want RDz to have a Job Scheduling Interface

Provide the same kind of RSE interface to PDS - and CARMA interface to Endevor, to JobTrac,CA-7, Tivoli, etc.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz wsdl2pli binding: Support out-of-line binding for base64Binary (intended for large objects)

Coming RDz version will support PLI inline binding for base64binary elements < 32KB. A future RDz version should support base64binary elements > 32KB. A so called out-lined binding would be best solution: The regular copy book includes only ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

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