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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

    Provide for 3290 compatibility

    ISPF has SPLIT and VSPLIT commands that exploit explicit partitions to split the screen into 2-4 concurrently visible logical partitions. The requirement would be satisfied by a TN3270 client other than HOD, as long as the 3290 support in ISPF wor...
    3 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Submitted

    Provide a simplified, scaled-back version of the KLSONTSO dialog for CL/Supersession that delivers core functionality while allowing clients to build and extend it to suit their own environment.

    Over time, the KLSONTSO dialog has become increasingly complex, with embedded logic and behaviors that may not be required in every installation. From a client perspective, this makes the dialog harder to understand, maintain, and tailor to our sp...
    4 days ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 1 Under review

    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 ...
    12 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 2 Submitted

    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...
    9 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted

    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...
    17 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

    Manage host attached DASD with Cinder to attach and detach to ICIC VMs

    In some storage performance needs scenarios (i.e. Openshift ODF Disks) is required to have very good disk performance, that cannot be achieved using QCOW2 files. So it could be vey useful to direct attach/deatch a DASD (online in the hosts and not...
    4 months ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Submitted

    Automatically clear IBM User Build console output when starting a new user build in IDz on VS Code

    z/OS application developers moving from IDz (Eclipse) to IDz on VS Code are accustomed to the console log for IBM User Build automatically clearing between user build runs. In IDz on VS Code, the developer must now manually click to clear the log ...
    17 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

    ICIC Compatibility with Pure Storage (Terraform Dependency)

    IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center (ICIC) currently does not support integration with Pure Storage platforms. This limitation prevents ICIC from being deployed as the infrastructure management layer. This constraint has implications because Terraform...
    9 days ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Submitted

    Update environment checker

    There are some scenarios and situations that are not included as part of the environment checker that can have impact on the ICIC services. ICIC should ensure that logrotate settings are correct, check for required directory permissions and secont...
    10 days ago in IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center 0 Submitted

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