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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.
    2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 10 Under review

    In Carma, when creating an Endevor package, change default from Stage number to Stage

    When creating a package, defining the SCL to be performed, please change the default of Stage number to Stage. See the attachment. Currently the Move is defaulting to Stage number. We want the default to be Stage.
    2 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 0 Submitted

    Hide the "one-click" link that assigns the obsolete LPEX editor to 4 extensions in IDz "Preferences"

    Like many of your customers, we have taken note of the fact that LPEX is no longer a maintained editor : we have worked hard to assign as many different types and extensions as possible to other more suitable (and maintained) editors. However, we ...
    25 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Planned for future release

    Implement line length limitations for the Compare Editor.

    Currently the Compare Editor will allow you to compare two files with unlimited line length and save it. This can be a problem when working on line limited Cobol source programs. If you take an 80 character line limited Cobol program and compare i...
    4 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 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

    Improve Timeout Error messages on VSCode

    While retrieving dataset members, if the operation exceeds the timeout period, the logs displayed in VS Code do show an error. However, they do not clearly indicate that the failure is specifically caused by a timeout. Instead, they only show the ...
    18 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 2 Under review

    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...
    8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Planned for future release

    fasttrack s390(x) architecture support for the remote - ss extension

    s390x support for Visual Studio Code's ssh remote extension has remained open since 2022. VSCodium’s inclusion shows feasibility, yet the upstream VS Code work has not advanced since its assignment in 2024. This is now a blocker for teams moving m...
    15 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 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...
    7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

    Use local repository folder structure when uploading to USS from a multi-root workspace during User Build in IDz on VS Code

    Currently, during User Build in IDz on VS Code for a multi-root workspace where the program being built in Repo 1 has dependencies on copybooks in Repo 2 in the same workspace, the copybooks from Repo 2 are uploaded to Repo 1’s working folder on U...
    23 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

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