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    Implement a BMS map editor/viewer

    Costumer is interested in have a VS Code based BMS map editor, so they can do the same edits they are able to do on Eclipse. Costumer is moving to VS Code and needs the tool to have at least the same capabilities as Eclipse based IDE.
    19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 2 Under review

    Provide an option to prevent VS CODE from checking compile logs when no compile is performed in user build.

    When running a User Build in VS Code using the DBB user lifecycle, it will always check for compile logs in Step 13. When using the Transfer.yaml language definition to transfer files to USS, no compile is performed, only a file transfer is initia...
    about 11 hours ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted
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    Double check to execute changes to a table when executing an update, delete or insert query in db2 for z/os

    It is necessary that when executing a query using the db2 for z/os tool that contains a statement of type INSERT UPDATE or DELETE, before the changes are applied to the table, a screen is added indicating how many records will be affected by the e...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 14 Future consideration

    New method IPropertyGroupContainer.addPropertyGroup(IPropertyGroup)

    As a developer of a plugin for IDz within my organization, I would like to have a method that allows me to add an instance of IPropertyGroup to a container. This method should be similar to the existing methods: - [createPropertyGroup(java.lang.St...
    7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Planned for future release

    Allow NULL values on Save and Load of XML files used in Stored Procedure call.

    When running/calling a DB2 Stored Procedure in the IDz user interface and using the save and load feature for input, values set to NULL will be saved to an XML file as an empty string. When loading the XML file, values will not be set to null but ...
    8 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 0 Submitted

    IDz17 Client on Linux

    Historically, the IBM Developer for z/OS client was available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. However, as of version 17.0.2, IDz no longer supports Linux operating systems. This change was made without prior notice or official communication regardi...
    5 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Needs more information

    Add support for all components to use certificate/smartcard as login method

    As an extension to IDZ-I-2324 we also suggest adding certificate logon support for all components from IDz client same way as RSE does. This as a way to further improve user experience and security as clients then can use existing smartcard infras...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

    Add support for jwt between IDz client and host

    When using for example OTP (one time password) as a method for MFA, that is a requirement in many organizations, to logon RSE etc. Each task/service require a separate logon with a separate OTP, some services does not even support OTP. As an examp...
    about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

    Add EXPORT and SYMBOLS Keyword Support for the LPEX JCL Editor

    A user noticed she gets errors when she uses the EXPORT and SYMBOLS keywords when using the LPEX JCL editor. The EXPORT keyword is associated with the message Incorrect JCL operation field. The SYMBOLS keyword is associated with the message Unknow...
    2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Submitted

    Implement support for EXEC SQL INCLUDE in HLASM for VS CODE

    The VS Code HLASM extension currently does not support assembler programs that use EXEC SQL INCLUDE. As a result, DBB fails because the SQL include files are not being uploaded to MVS, preventing DBB from processing them. The includes are also not...
    about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 1 Future consideration

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