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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.
    about 2 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 10 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...
    6 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Submitted

    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 ...
    10 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 2 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...
    15 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 ...
    15 days ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / VSCODE 0 Future consideration

    Add support for IMS explorer to use certificate/smartcard as login method toward IMS Connect

    As an extension to IMSES-I-112 we also suggest adding certificate logon support for IMS Explorer and especially Transaction Test Project towards IMS Connect. This as a way to further improve user experience and security as clients then can use exi...
    3 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

    Add support for jwt between IMS Explorer Client and IMS Connect for Transaction Test Projects

    When using for example OTP (one time password) as a method for MFA, that is a requirement in many organizations, to logon RSE etc. Each task/service require a separate logon with a separate OTP, some services does not even support OTP. As an examp...
    3 months ago in IMS Enterprise Suite / Explorer for Development 0 Under review

    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

    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

    Allow AAM to nullify EXPDT/RETPD

    Files that do not get a DC and/or MC and are allocated with an expiration date cannot be deleted with normal BR14 MOD,DELETE or with IDCAMS DELETE without PURGE. This is the same functionality that this product replaces in our shop - Broadcom Allo...
    3 months ago in IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Management for z/OS 1 Future consideration

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