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Implement a BMS map editor/viewer

Costumer is interested in have a VS Code based BMS map editor, so they can do the same edits they are able to do on Eclipse. Costumer is moving to VS Code and needs the tool to have at least the same capabilities as Eclipse based IDE.
2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 10 Under review

Improve Timeout Error messages on VSCode

While retrieving dataset members, if the operation exceeds the timeout period, the logs displayed in VS Code do show an error. However, they do not clearly indicate that the failure is specifically caused by a timeout. Instead, they only show the ...
19 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 2 Under review

fasttrack s390(x) architecture support for the remote - ss extension

s390x support for Visual Studio Code's ssh remote extension has remained open since 2022. VSCodium’s inclusion shows feasibility, yet the upstream VS Code work has not advanced since its assignment in 2024. This is now a blocker for teams moving m...
15 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted

Use local repository folder structure when uploading to USS from a multi-root workspace during User Build in IDz on VS Code

Currently, during User Build in IDz on VS Code for a multi-root workspace where the program being built in Repo 1 has dependencies on copybooks in Repo 2 in the same workspace, the copybooks from Repo 2 are uploaded to Repo 1’s working folder on U...
24 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

Automatically clear IBM User Build console output when starting a new user build in IDz on VS Code

z/OS application developers moving from IDz (Eclipse) to IDz on VS Code are accustomed to the console log for IBM User Build automatically clearing between user build runs. In IDz on VS Code, the developer must now manually click to clear the log ...
24 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

IMS Catalog utility FABXCATM has no exclude option during DECODE IMS DBD or PSB Source

FABXCATM is only allow wild card option to DECODE DBD and PSB from IMS catalog and cannot exclude specific member level option. Please add this new function.
16 days ago in IMS Library Integrity Utilities for z/OS  / Product functionality 1 Future consideration

Implement support for EXEC SQL INCLUDE in HLASM for VS CODE

The VS Code HLASM extension currently does not support assembler programs that use EXEC SQL INCLUDE. As a result, DBB fails because the SQL include files are not being uploaded to MVS, preventing DBB from processing them. The includes are also not...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 1 Future consideration

Collecting Db2 Integrated Synchronization counters in IZDS

IBM Z Decision Support currently does not collect Db2 Integrated Synchronization IFCID 2 counters. In Db2 component table DB2_IDAA_STAT_S_H/D there is column REPLICATION_CPU, but is only populated with data for CDC replication. Since we have migra...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z Decision Support 1 Not under consideration

When using IBM Z Open Editor MCP server via Roo Code, allow the capability to use a ZOWE profile other than the default

Multi-Sysplex environments requires multiple ZOWE host profiles, currently the IBM Z Open Editor MCP server only considers the default ZOWE host profile. It would be beneficial to direct an IBM Z Open Editor MCP server to different LPARs without h...
4 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

Automated check of RSEAPI host component version level

IBM Developer for z/OS on VS Code should automatically check the RSEAPI host component version level and validate if it is on a supported level. For example when the user is on the Welcome Page, in the prerequisites section: In case RSEAPI is dete...
3 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration