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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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Dynamic property group

A PDS Library can have COBOL/Assembler/BMS/PLI, with the current nature, you need to map the property manually for each member. If property groups can be dynamically established before reading the programs, it will reduce the manual setup.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

support allowing non 01 level for imported copybook in EST (IMS SOAP G/W)

Our customer very strongly requires that RD/z EST for IMS Bottom-up tool can generate the WSDL(XSD) in the case that the first field of imported copybook is other than 01 level such as 03, 05. Because our customer's copybooks are composed of sever...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Not under consideration

ISPF STATS OFF will not be respected by RDz when editing PDS Members

When editing PDS Members, RDz should respect the ISPF STATS option and leave it as it was when saving the member back.STATS can be set to OFF or ON in ISPF, at a minimum RDz should just leave it as it was. Optionally it would be nice to set the ST...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Allow Variable substitution on Bind parameters for DB2 applications

When configuring the Group Properties for compilation of COBOL programas with DB2 access, we need to configure the Bind Parameters that are hardcoded into properties. This is annoying to the users as he has to manually change the Bind parameters. ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz/JES should implement report summary (EJES M)

the customer is using EJES from Phoenix Software international, an alternate product to SDSF. it implements the function K (cancel+keep the report).The customer would like to have this function implemented in RDz/JES
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Local COBOL compiler for .NET

Rational Developer for System z is able to compile COBOL locally generating a Windows native DLL. This is very useful for testing. Also, it can be useful to run on a Windows server the same COBOL code running in System z. The enhancement would con...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Use <HLQ> in another field than that provided by default in property groups

We can't use the <HLQ> parameter in other fields that provided by default in property groups
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Replace Term

With RDz there are 2 options to replace term. If you have a fix right border the replace trucates the term - this is not what the developer wants. If you remove the right border, the replace works, but the comment is moved. This is also not what t...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Smart Storage handling in RDz WSDL template generator

using the top-down webassist in RDz, we ran into a storage problem, with a WSDL with 100 operations. All the generated books were in the working storage area.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

character ? missing in French Host Emulator

Under RDz, when using the Host Emulator to connect to z/OS, it is not possible to enter the character ? that is on key SHIFT+$ on French keyboard. When entering SHIFT+$ no character is sent to the host.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 4 Not under consideration

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