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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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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 .
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

JAVA class SQLXEditor should provide public method setPartName(String)

Like other editors i.e. SystemzLpex the SQLXEditor class should have a public method setPartName(String) to set the name of the EditorPart.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Multiple output mapping support (single and multi-segment) when using RDz for IMS application

To implement a set of applications into production with COBOL converter files generated by RDz, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) needs to be able to map and choose among multiple output converter files that can be associated with a si...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Allow User Variables in the various JCL Substition tabs to use Global Variables

Allow User Variables in the various JCL Substition tabs to use Global Variables.This would increase flexibility and ease of use. For example, a user variable DBRMDSN could be defined as &HLQ..DBRMLIB.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Change length allowed for "Flagging Changed Lines"

The feature for adding "changed lines" tags is a very useful one. When we change code here, we do it based on a Program Tracking Report number. That number is of the format AAAnnnnnb. It would be very useful to us to have that many characters allo...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RDz - Open/Browse Copy functionality

For the SCLM perspective:While in Browse mode of an component, the functionality of Browse/Open COPY should work. This feature is currently only availabe in edit check out mode.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Make a backup of the workspace before starting RDz

As option, backup the current workspace before starting RDz.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

optional real time syntax check in browse mode

In rdz preferences you have the option to disable/enable real time syntax check. We would like to have the option to enable the feature when in edit mode, and disable when in browse mode (file opened in read-only)
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Support for Creating Windows COBOL binaries using RDz compilers in Windows 7

Windows XP's support will be finished on April 2014. So, customers often plan to use Windows 7 PC in Next Generation System.My customer plan to use RDz (HLL/WB) in Windows 7 for COBOL Unit Test like Windows XP. But, now RDz compilers is not suppor...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration