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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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Initialize the commarea input in CICS WS Handler for the omitted and required SOAP request elements

If the Web Services client does not build the complete SOAP request message for the required element, the arbitrary values (invalid data) is passed to the CICS program. So, initialization of commarea in the handler is necessary before put this int...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Not under consideration

Second Editor opens for linked Source after double-click in the remote error list

Second LPEX-Editor in a different project is opened of the same source. The first editor is opened in the project in which I am working with a <<linked>> Source. That is as expected. After syntaxcheck I get errors in the list ?Remote E...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

RDz OMVS Root

I would like to set a default OMVS Root directory for RDz 7.5 Users when I start the RSE job. Product currently defaults to /.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Remembering last opened files

At the moment WDz doesn't remember the last opened files by the developer. When the developer closes WDz and starts it again, he cannot see the latest files he was working with. It would be very helpful when WDz would open all the files which were...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow the generated CEEUOPT DebugTool option to be customised

The CEEXOPT generated macro contains standard settings that are not always appropriate, for example, test level (ALL although ERROR is sometimes required; the default TCPIP address may be incorrect).
over 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Use RAD "code completion" without checking out the file

We are using RAD as our IDE. OurJava developers would like to have the code completion option working with out checking out the file which is held in ClearCase under source control.Today, when we use this "Code Completion option, even though we do...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

PL/I Syntax Highlighting

The PliZosSqlCicsParser should have the ability to mark IFs and DOs and their associated ENDs like ISPF editor HILITE command (Coloring: Both IF and DO logic).
over 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

3110W bucket / Control_T inventory

Look for a "*" and "DFHSM" to be considered in the 3110W error bucket.
about 9 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Audit for DFSMShsm 1 Future consideration

Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management should generate SMF records for EAM functions

Currently Tivoli AAM generates SMF records for the reporting of Abend events detected and acted on. Recently Tivoli AAM was enhanced to support Enhanced Allocation Management as well as abend detection and prevention. When Tivoli AAM performs an E...
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration

Enhance Tivoli AAM to allow multiple DSNAME_QUALIFIER specifications

Currently Tivoli AAM only allows 1 DSNAME_QUALIFIER specification per Include or Exclude definition. This parm supports a positional parameter which identifies which qualifier is to be compared. Only allowing one specification prevents an Include/...
over 12 years ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration