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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.
5 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

Update GETPW to support PASS Phrase

As we migrate away from password and to Pass Phrase, it would be a requirement that IBM support Pass Phrase for the NETVIEW GETPW function.
8 months ago in IBM Z NetView 2 Future consideration

Add native support to Netview for running Python scripts in addition to REXX

With the current focus from IBM/zOS on advancing capabilities and adoption of modern programming languages on the Mainframe it would be nice to see native capabilities added to Netview to execute Python scripts in addition to REXX. While REXX is a...
7 months ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

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...
18 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

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

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...
25 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

Provide a seamless process to allow IBM Z NetView users to leverage GUI TCP/IP formatting tools like WIRESHARK to quickly get access to the NetView created sniffer trace on their desktop.

Develop a new NetView process that will give users the option to automatically download the sniffer trace to the user’s desktop so that WIRESHARK can be launched with the name of the downloaded file.
25 days ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Under review

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

Automan must reinstate disabled statements/blocks when a report is generated to display these disabled statement

Because it is not necessary to create a listing each time an automation table is reloaded, the option to not createa listing is useful and prevent any problem with the DSILIST dataset being full. System Automation provides such option with the AOF...
6 months ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration