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z/OS Application Development

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Display in JES the step that is currently executing

Today we see all the JCL steps. We need some indication of which JCL step is currently executing.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 9 Delivered

IDz - Remote z/OS File Search - Allow Multiple Search Strings

This is a request to enhance the IDz Remote z/OS File Search to allow the user to enter multiple search strings in the "Search string" field. While the field allows for wildcards and escape characters, there is not a way to enter multiple search s...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Missing JCL checker

Genereal request for access to a JCL check tool/routine in RDz.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Enter button hasn't expected effect on a files selection in z/OS project view

The previous fix provided by IBM (in zExplorer 3.1 et 3.2 december 2020) does'nt work in z/OS project view. It only had been fixed in remote systems view. The development team considere TS011260613 as a enhancement request. Can you please make the...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Display Return Code for each step in JES Remote Systems view

Although provided in Monitor and in Show in Table, we need to see the return code for each step in JES in RSE view.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 11 Delivered

The Start Flagging changed line in the COBOL Editor is not available

An important feature of LPEX is missing in the COBOL editor: The Start Flagging changed line is not available. We're using this functionality to automatically mark the first 6 columns of the COBOL program.We would need this functionality in the CO...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Choice of colors for fonts of characters in the emulator TSO

In the development teams of people have vision problems. Some colors are avoided.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 7 Delivered

Display all executing JES jobs at top of filter

Today the executing jobs are at the bottom of filter display. We need a way to filter them to the top of the stack? a way of setting the display order for the different types of jobs (input jobs/running jobs/output jobs)
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 8 Delivered

RDz - Expanded COBOL source should support COPY ... REPLACING

In a source where no syntax errors are present, the expanded source does show errors. This is due to the fact that the COPY ... REPLACING statement is not fully executed. Only the original copybook is presented in the source, but the replacing act...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Allow export of z/OS Remote Search results which include the # of lines before & after current as specified in preferences

Currently (using RDz v9.1.1), the ability to specify the number of lines before and after current is enabled in preferences. When set, this works by hovering the mouse over the result in the search window and you will see the before/after lines as...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

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