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Addition of "Search text in file" menu option in JES Spool Editor

Please include the "Search text in file" menu option when right clicking inside the new JES Spool Editor view in IDz. This feature is available in other editors but do not currently appear in the JES Spool Editor. In the LPEX editor which used to ...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Generated Code Structure to Show Parameter of *! patterns

RPP all VersionsWe use RPP Generated Code Structure for Overall orientation in a program / Screen and for structuring and Navigation. For orientation the function / subfunction structure is very helpful. But when using micro pattern with *!... the...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Delivered

enable timeout and time out value are not used in push to client

company wide enabling and value setting is not avaialble for this right now , preferences on that page are not stored in the workspace, but in the configuration instance,
over 1 year ago in Debug for z/OS 1 Delivered

ZD&T Tools Menu - Storage option listed first

The Tools "Settings" interface section, should list in order of the required definitions. The "Storage" option sis required to be defined before "Source Environment". "Storage" should be listed first in the "Settings" section.
about 3 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 1 Delivered

PushToClient snippets

Currently,it is not possible to import automatically the snippets on all workstations RDz.We would like to do this with the PushToClient
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Delivered

Db2 - SQL Result / customize or remove resource column

I execute a SQL via Cobol-Member => Context Menu => Db2 for z/OS => Run SQL => so far ok. The result in the Remote System Details always shows me the Resource column => This column is always there. I can't take it out via the Custo...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer 4 Delivered

Duplicate module reporting

In and effort to displace PDSMAN, we need a batch and foreground process to report duplicate members for a list of concatenated libraries. Library options should include:a) Any set of concatenated librariesb) All libraries associated with SYSPROC,...
about 3 years ago in IBM Data Set Commander 4 Delivered

Performance issue with HTTP_Client_Sync_Send() api

Performance tests for a new application using the HTTP_Client_Sync_Send function shows that 42% of the CPU cycles are consumed by the SSL_load_error_strings function in CSSL.This overhead is unecessary because our application is not using the SSL ...
over 10 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Delivered

Implement Orient Database on Mainframe

Currently, IBM AD has the option of implementing the metadata data on z/OS (instead of on a Windows Server platform) in DB2 (instead of SQL Server). This allows the User to keep the various z/OS artifacts on the Mainframe. However, the "Orient Dat...

Enable more than one Include-library when compiling a PL/1 Program in the USS

Given a program that needs several include members that reside in different libraries, it is not possible to compile the program "online" in the USS. Command: noexit incpds(ENDEVOR.USRTEST.PLIMAC) incpds(ENDEVOR.PRODUKT.PLIMAC) *PROCESS LIMITS ( E...
over 1 year ago in PL/I Compilers / z/OS 1 Delivered