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    PL/I Formatter doesn't work if file is UTF-8

    PL/I-Files with UTF-8 (e.g. german Characters)
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

    Code folding in Cobol Editor

    Provide code folding feature in the cobol editor. This means there is an ability to hide from view all the statements between an IF and its matching END-IF or ELSE as the case maybe. Also could apply to EVALUATE/WHEN.
    about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Add new feature to highlight cobol code beyond 80 column or show warning in editor and also editor in built decide maximum file length maximum based on pds member property

    Add new feature to highlight cobol code beyond 80 column or show warning in editor and also editor in built decide maximum file length maximum based on pds member property. Currently if cobol code having 80 length opened editor it allows to type c...
    8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 0 Submitted

    Request for Adding “luname” Field to Remote Connection Emulator (RCE) in IDz V16.0

    In IDz V14.1, when connecting to the z/OS using the Host Connection Emulator (HCE), it was possible to specify the “luname” within the extended host connection properties. However, in IDz V16.0, when connecting to the z/OS using Remote Connection ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Support exclude feature for REXX MATCH() function

    I need to exclude one or more item from a list to suppress an alert. So I would like a MATCH if something is NOT in the string. In my current situation I automate CNZ4200I (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=messages-cnz4200i), but I need...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

    Open big sysout whith IDZ

    We have sysout with 500000 lines or more, and we can't open it with IDZ. For big sysout it is possible to add a function for open it at line n, or for search an particular string and open it a this line ? An editor similar to "Editeur de donnée Sy...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 9 Not under consideration

    Cleanly stop automation on NetView close.

    On NetView close, stop new automation and wait for autotasks to clear their queues (or some specified leeway), before continuing with CLOSE.As new messages received while NV is unavailable are buffered, the shutdown should make use of this to ensu...
    over 9 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

    Remove READSEC / WRITESEC and have NetView use RACF DATASET instead

    NetView is incapable of accessing the RACF DATASET profiles so when reading a dataset from NetView it checks only the READSEC and WRITESEC access before reading/writing to datasets. This seems unnecessary and means that we have to duplicate our al...
    10 months ago in IBM Z NetView 1 Future consideration

    Provide NEXT/PREV Viewing Functions for IP Trace Records

    IP Packet Trace Navigation and Viewing Improvement.
    over 9 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

    WINDOW 100 lines long

    We now have very large screens, so I am running with a 3270 screen 100x127. This is giving WINDOW a problem, especially when scrolling.I've done some testing and found the issue is due to the CNMKWIND panel definition only having 76 data lines. I ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Z NetView 0 Future consideration

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