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Possible to retrieve last X lines from JES instead of always from top

In preferences of RDz "Remote Systems" -> "z/OS" -> "JES" it's possible to choose the max number of lines to download without a warning, this is to protect RDz from a to large dataset in the editor. However often when datasets are larger it'...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RSE - compartmentalizing data within 'My data sets' by using filters within a filter

This is request to be able to categorize data within 'My data sets', otherwise I need to scroll down ALL my files to get to the one I need.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDz Property Attributes - adding Current Utilization and Expiration Date

This is request to add 'Current Utilization' and 'Expiration Date' attributes to the 'Properties' view; the same way as it is on mainframe in =3.4.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

IDz-Job-Notification

Show IDZ Job-Notification when imediatly submit a Job after userbuild in RTC
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

New Assembler Macro feature implemented in RDz V8.0.3 does not work well in large shops

Description:The new real-time syntax check feature for assembler macros implemented in RDz 8.0.3 is unworkable in large shops. On just one plex (we have 9) we have 7 different applications that use different PDS libraries. Each application has fro...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

current debugger line in the middle of the editor screen

You start debugging a programm using RDz. Using step by step debugging (F6) some times moves the marked line of the current position in the editor to the bottom of the editor. when it reaches the bottom the text in the editor starts to scroll line...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDZ : Real time syntax check for PL1

Real time syntax cehck should accept all valid keywords in the language and not mark them as invalid.Example : dcl testGeneric generic( myProc1 when(fixed bin(31)), myProc2 when(char)); myProc1: proc(parm); dcl parm fixed bin(31); end myProc1; myP...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Automatic login

When i run Eclipse, i wan't to launch the screen for loging to the host
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDz DB2 10/11 support of Timestamp precision

RDz's COBOL Editor does not know the DB2 10/11 syntaks for DCLGEN constructs for Timestamp with precision. DB2 10 introduced TIMESTAMP with the precision from 0 - 12, where the default is 6. The COBOL editor report errors when precision is declare...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Adding filter groups to the remote system explorer view

It would be nice if you could add an additional level to the tree in the remote system explorer view. A user generated grouping of filters. I use filters to collect all the datasets I need for a specific task or project. That could result in a ver...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Delivered