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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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Special hex value to be recognized by RDz client local syntax check

Host cobol program contains some hex value in working storage, e.g. x'00'. A RDz client (producct component: 5724T0700) local syntax check will create some error message on the client interface indicating 'IGYGR1056=E "VALUE" literal exceeded the ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 4 Not under consideration

correct order of index columns in view "modell report" in the data perspective

In the data perspective there are two possibilities to see the columns of an index of a db2-table. Scenario 1:- select a table- select an index- select details in the view properties>>> here you can see the columns in the right order (and...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 2 Not under consideration

COBOL Code Formatter

From a Context Menu - "pretty-print" or re-format COBOL code according to either logic of IF/Perform nesting - or better! According to a set of custom rules
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Supply mainframe product release and PTF information in RD/z

In our shop, mainframe systems programmers install components such as Debug Tool, File Manager etc. Software developers install RD/z. Sometimes, the sysprogs are behind on maintenance releases of the mainframe components and this is NOT obvious to...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Real Time Syntax Check not aware of types

Requesting that RDz's Real Time Syntax Check be aware of types (COBOL & PL/I)
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

What a stupid way to distribute PTF's

This is about the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of. Come on IBM, so how many times do I have to run an APPLYCHECK before I finally have all of the pre's/co's? Why isn't maint. for this product dist. the same as Z/OS and CICS where we sup...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Debug Listener for Rational Developer for Z

IBM developed an EGL listener for RBD for the purpose of communicating VAGEN 2.2 GUIs calling EGL (CICS) applications. We would like to have the same listener, behaviour for RDZ
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Invalid processing of CICS system copybooks that contain hex values.

Copybook DFHAID and DFHBMSCA contain fields have have value clauses that are entered with data that cannot be pulled in by RDz correctly from the mainframe. I found this reference for resolving the DFHAID issue: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docvi...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

BMS Map Editor to support all of the possible map cases developed with SDF II. 3 use cases identified that are not supported

To fully use RDz for developing COBOL-CICS-DB2 applications that uses 3270-maps, replacing ISPF and SDFII we need to fully support in the area of the BMS Map Editor.Currently, we find that some maps are supported, but we have identified three case...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow Debug Tool under RD/z to show dump format in memory displays

RD/z (when using Debug Tool) allows one to show memory in "Hex/Char". The trouble is that it does NOT, at least in my interpretation of Hex/Char format. My definition is "dump" format (which has been around for years) where the format is: address ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

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