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Add "replying to operator console messages" to IDz

A console message such as 4200000 DEMOMVS 12.12.36 STC10875 *068 DFS996I *IMS READY* IMSC, response would require a 3270 interface to SDSF.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Different colors for userdefined variables/sections in IDz

To set syntax coloring in idz you go into preferences => cobol => editor => syntax coloring. I want to be able set different colors for my variables or my section names in a cobolprogram. Supose that in working storage I have a variable c...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Deinstallation of IBM Installaion Manager products doesn't clean up the package group directories

After deinstalloation of IBM Installaion Manager products, the package group directories are not deleted. This is the same behaviour with all Software installed by Installation Manager and therefore seems to be a Problem with the Installation Mana...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Installationmanager for IDz language independend from OS

A way to preset the language of the installation manager itself (to english) during (silent) installation is needed.Adding "-nl en" to the command line for installation of IM has only two effects: - output during installation is in english - insta...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Using ALTERNATE INDEX VSAM file in zUnit

VSAM (KSDS) using ALTERNATE INDEX is not currently supported when unit test is performed with zUnit. Our PJT uses VSAM which defined ALTERNATE INDEX very much, and efficiency can not be expected unless we can not unit test by zUnit for maintenance...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF

In certain cases, RSE is outlined as the ENQ-User for a user- or team-library under TSO/ISPF. The origin user, who has the ENQ cannot be evaluated in TSO/ISPF by hitting PF1 twice. There is a workaround to determine the correct user, who has the E...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Is a defect

3270 emulation in Developer for z systems cannot connect due to different HCE and RSED connections with both valid certificat

the 3270 Emulation in devloper for z Systems refuses the SSL connectivity, if the HCE Emulation Connection connects to a different Server than the configured RSED connectivity. Although both Connections do have valid certificates. The failure is, ...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Alternative way for downloading offline repositories

I have trouble using the Installation Manager through our company firewall, so I tried creating an offline repository for installing IDz/Debug client. But the only way to do this is using the Packaging Utility that uses the same download mechanism...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Code Review for C

We noticed that code review for C and C++ code is available in Rational developer for AIX and Linux, is it possible to include it on IdZ?
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

ClearCase (via CTE) Total Integration with z/OS Project.

The CTE for Eclipse (ClearTeam Explorer) doesn't integrate with z/OS Project of RDz. Normally, the COBOL program stay into the dataset in mainframe. The z/OS Project just has a logical view of this program. In fact, the z/OS Project has a xml file...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration