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    IDz v17 : not able to change User ID via Set Pattern when creating an IMS Isolation Profile

    It would be useful for our developers because then they would be able to Debug an MPP (IMS TM) in IDz and also set all z/OS Debugger Profiles-settings and do all z/OS Debugger Profiles--actions (such as Register/Start Region/…) from within IDz.For...
    6 days ago in Debug for z/OS 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.
    6 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

    Support debugging specific steps inside a PROC

    Given the "Debug as" feature, the debug configuration fails to detect inherited steps when the JCL under test uses a PROC. Only the steps in the main JCL are provided for selection. I suggest to analyse or pre-process the JCL by the debug launch c...
    11 months ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    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

    RDS (EQARMTD) and zOpenDebug are not currently sysplex-aware, so they can't redirect our debug request, and we cannot always pick up IMS transactions for debug.

    We have an issue using the z/OS Debugger in VS Code, due to our setup in Test where we have two LPAR’s in a Sysplex. Since our IMS transactions are automatically placed on either LPAR, we need to be able to pick up the transaction from either LPAR...
    6 months ago in Debug for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Cross debugging

    There are some scenarios where the user who is intended to debug some program isn't the one who submits the JCL. Among other situations, this happens when the job is launched from ControlM. In this case, the principal is a service user instead of ...
    over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 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...
    26 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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