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    Group List Support in DSSGROUP

    It would be a good idea if in the SECTION DSSGROUP, in addition to lists with SECTION IPICSERVER server names, you could add lists composed of other SECTION DSSGROUP group names.
    27 days ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Submitted

    Need support for editing DBCS members where one or both SO/SI are missing

    When source code members miss one or both SO/SI characters (x'0E or x'0F) then IDz on VS code and Eclipse fail to edit them or display them as read only. Customers need to be able to edit and save them to MVS.
    7 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 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...
    20 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

    CTG for z/OS Resource Adapter for Jakarta EE 9.1 Application Servers

    As of now there is no CTG for z/OS Resource Adapter for Jakarta EE 9.1 Application Servers.The documentation for CTG v9.3 does not mention Jakarta EE at all, while the documentation for CTG 10.1.0 only mentions Jakarta EE 10: https://www.ibm.com/d...
    5 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 0

    Need support for editing DBCS in hexadecimal in the COBOL editor

    There is a limitation that the COBOL editor cannot edit DBCS members in hexadecimal https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/17.0.x?topic=editor-limitations#c_dbsupport_sosi The following editor features are not available when you edit EBCDIC...
    about 1 month ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

    SSL support for the statistics port in Explorer plugin

    CICS/TG v10.1 now allows us to use protocol@statssslapi.parameters but the v3.1.0.1 version of the CTG plugin for z/OS Explorer doesn't support this encrypted communication. I think it would be a good idea to release a new version of the plugin th...
    11 months ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Explorer 0 Planned for future release

    Renew a certificate in the ring without restart CTG

    As indicated in case TS016643542, currently, when we modify a certificate in the RACF ring used by the CTG, it is necessary to restart the STC for detect it, which implies a loss of service. We think it would be interesting to have the possibility...
    over 1 year ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

    Enable Hex mode for components with UTF-8 encoding.

    Enable Hex mode for components with UTF-8 encoding. Hex mode (Alt + Shift + H) works for programs with Windows-1252 encoding, but the standard encoding used in git repositories is UTF-8. In this encoding, Hex mode displays the message “Hex editing...
    27 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

    Add functionality to the Cobol/JCL Editors

    1) The following functions are available when using the Cobol/JCL Editor however they are not accessible from the context editor when right clicking on the source. Please make these functions available in the context menu of the Cobol/JCL Editor s...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Add auto-completion for structures when using header files (C/C++)

    When developping in C langage, the auto-completion is useful because it allows you to find the correct variable/function. However, when using a header file (example : #include "testpgmc.h") the auto-completion is not working but it is working when...
    6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Under review

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