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    Enhancement to IDz product

    When positioned on a COBOL paragraph name in IDz, I would like to hold down the control key and cause the paragraph name to become a hyperlink. At when the link is selected, a Find command will be implemented, positioning me at the first Perform v...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration

    Unreferenced Variables

    When variables are defined in a program (and not in a copybook), as in :01 Used. 05 unused Pic x. 05 usedP1 pic x. The variable unused is not referenced but usedP1 is. We can see if they are not referenced in the program by looking Show In -> D...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Provide functionality to view HEX format for a full screen.

    Many of our applications rely on binary data and HEX bitmaps to be analyzed. ISPF allows for developers to see an entire screen of data in HEX format. IDz, does not appear to provide this same capabillity. This is hindering developers from migrati...
    over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    [IDz] Column no. in "Remote C/C++ editor"

    Editing a COBOL program with "COBOL editor", colomn no is displayed above the fisrt line of code. But for C programs with "Remote C/C++ editor, column no is not displayed. However, this fonctionality is very useful and it would be nice to get it i...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Keeping the HEX ON characters continuously on in LPEX Editor

    A function that would keep the HEX ON characters continuously in the LPEX Editor in IDz. At the moment if the user wants to display HEX characters ON, this is possible, but if he moves to another row the HEX characters disappear and he has to acti...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Associate complete program with include

    A developer tries to edit a PL/I include member, which has a complete program associated.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Configure replacement for OR expression "|" in PL/1 Editor

    Since the "|" character, which is used for the OR expression is not well reachable on lots of keyboard layouts, customers tend to assign the "!" instead of "|" in their Environment. In Z/os file mappings for PL/1, it is already possible to re-defi...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    REXX editor does not recognize any file type except .rxx and .rexx

    REXX editor only works with the files that have .rex or .rexx file associations. If f.e. we want to define new file type under iDz configuration 'File Association' .rxc or .rexc (or any other name can be used under file association), REXX editor d...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Uncommenting and Commenting Lines in PL/I Editor

    In the Eclipse there is the possibility to comment out individual lines of code or entire blocks of code using the shortcut "Ctrl + 7".It would make working with RTC easier if there was a shortcut for the eclipse-based development of PLI in RTC.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

    Data Flow to include 88-clauses

    The data flow tools don't measure the data flow for 88-clauses of variables although even the compiled assembler listing is identical. We expect the data flow also to handle 88-clauses as if they are a specific value of the main variable.
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

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