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    CICS CM CHECKSUM in package display

    In CICS CM when viewing the components of a package via 3.x.2, displaying the checksum with packaged components would save customers time by allowing them to verify checksums of components in a package at one time.
    over 5 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Other 3 Not under consideration

    Add "Toggle Commnet" to REXX editor

    In COBOL editor, in SQL editor, in LPEX editor there is an option to mark the line as comment. In REXX editor, there is no such option. It is very common to mark text and comment it. Or to comment a single line by right click and choose "Toggle Co...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Cannot create a COM folder on Windows

    Windows do not create folders named COM1 to COM9: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/invalid-file-names-and-file-types-in-onedrive-onedrive-for-business-and-sharepoint-64883a5d-228e-48f5-b3d2-eb39e07630fa#invalidfilefoldernames https://answe...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

    Hot key to launch LPEX Editor

    I usually use the COBOL Editor, but some operations are easier to do in LPEX, so it would be handy to easily launch the LPEX editor with a hotkey when I need. Now I need to right click the file, and find the LPEX editor, which is more clumpsy
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Continue commenting when inserting a line break within a comment

    Hi IBM, when you edit a comment in a COBOL source in the COBOL editor and you hit ENTER (aka you insert a new line), the new line should be automatically a comment line. At the moment, the cursor is being positioned on the beginning of the text in...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    LPEX editor : new preference to save blank lines in a VB member of a PDSE as records with length 1

    In our environment our PL/1 source libraries are PDSE libraries with RECFM=VB and LRECL=259 When we add a blank line to a member of such a library with the ISPF editor a record is created containing 1 blank (length 1) However when we add a blank l...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Enhance the z/OS Explorer CM plugin​ to support MFA

    CICS Configuration Manager V5.4Our application teams have requested the ability to use the CM plugin as an alternative to the ISPF panels. In order to achieve this we would require the CM plugin be enhanced to support MFA.
    about 6 years ago in CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS / Explorer 0 Future consideration

    Cobol Editor should have the preference: Host Characters (like LPEX editor)

    The Cobol Editor does not display non-displayable characters correctly. The LPEX editor does have the option to replace characters (LPEX Editor -> Appeareance -> Host Characters) . This allows us that for certain non-displayable characters (...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Implement binary copy/paste in PL/I and COBOL editors

    Allowing in edition the copy-cut/paste of binary characters in COBOL and PL/I editors
    about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage

    ID/z does not uses tags set by chtag to translate the USS-file in it's set codepage, but only uses it's default codepage setting (IBM-1047)You have to manually set the correct codepage within ID/z to view the USS-file in its proper format
    about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration

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