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Remote System Explorer

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IDz SPOOL view show output in HEX

When using IDz's Remote System Explorer to view JES spool output, an option to view the hex values of the output should be given. Some program displays are not textual and seeing the underlying hex values is needed.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Not under consideration

Push to client the association between MVS Files of a Remote System and a Property Group

We have different Property Groups for each environment, with the environment copys and dclgens libraries defined in the SYSLIB. To the MVS Files of each remote system we can assign a property group, but this relation is stored in the workspace ...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 3 Future consideration

Empty PropertyGroup for Subprojects

When we drag and drop a PO Dataset from Remote Systems View into a zOS Sub Project, the Property Group changes to the Property Group of the Sub Project & we think that it should retain the properties of the PO-Datei and not be replaced by thos...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Suppress Warning Message On Recall Of Datasets

The problem is with the warning message in IDz which tells the user this may be an SCLM dataset and asks if you want to continue. We don't have this message in ISPF and we would like to have the same behavior in IDz. So what if a dataset is under ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 6 Future consideration

IDz - Extend dataset 'search' capabilities

Hello In RSE perspective, it is not straight forward search to list the files like how we usually perform in 3.4 ISPF listing. Ctrl + F doesn't help much, however there is a locate option that works a bit within the filters. But we think this sear...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 3 Not under consideration

IDz USS support for ENDEVOR

USS support for ENDEVOR which is already possible from the z/OS host ISPF environment should also be possible for the IDz client
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Check-box Remoter Error List

Regarding to a request TS003124951 i asked if ther was some checkbox to check so when run Remote Syntax Error of a cobolprogram the Remote error list could be filled with warnings and errors.If it is not the current active view this could be confu...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Future consideration

Using Secured Connections with ICSF-based Certificate Keys

Establishing secured connections for IDz requires a security certificate. When this certificate is installed in RACF, there are two options for the private key; maintain within RACF or maintain with ICSF. This request is to have the ICSF-based key...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Limit the size of drag and drop file in RDz

Need a way to control the file size for the "drag and drop" action from host to local. If the file size exceed a predefined value, the action should fail.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Future consideration

Autoconnect preference by remote system

In Windows - Preferences - Remote Systems, the "Connect automatically on startup" property would be useful if we could choose which remote system we want to auto-connect, not all connections. It is useful to avoid logging into ALL connections in c...
19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 0 Submitted