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RDz Code Checker - continuous log streaming

The Output Logfile will be created at the end after the scan. So when an error occurs while scanning no output at all will be produced. Therefore a continouos log stream must be in place which delivers information even if the scan has been aborted...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

RDz Code Checker - realtime Scan information

While scanning a huge amount of programs, there is no status of the current scan available (e.g. "75% scanned" or "Module 237 of 789 scanning") A real-time information of the current scan activity would be helpful, also with a hint of total and re...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Show Expanded Source must support EXEC SQL INCLUDE dclgencopybook ...

The 9.1.1 feature "Show Expanded Source" - is an excellent solution to a perennial request. However, since it does not support EXEC SQL INCLUDE statements - it falls far short - when working with DB2 programs - since the convention in most DB2 sho...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDZ - Sum bytes in the area for Editor Cobol and LPEX

We need to know if it's possible totalize the selected bytes so that the total sum is visible and consider at the request when the variables are PIC S9(03) COMP-3. This option is very important for the usability of the tool here the bank.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Drag'n'drop of a .pax file to RSE not transfer the file as binary but as text

RDz 9.5.1ifix002 does on drag'n'drop of a .pax file to RSE not transfer the file as binary but as text.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Create an API to add a quickfix to the COBOL editor

There are custom makros in the COBOL code. The preprocessor scanning the code finds a makro that is not used correctly. An easy fix is available. The user would expect a marking and a quickfix to correct the error. But at the moment (version 9.1) ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Support for // as comment indicator in PLI editor

In our version 14.1.5 of IDz, '//' as indicator for a comment in pl1-programs is not supported by the syntax highlighting. And there is also no information that the current version of IDz 14.1.6 supports it. Since IDz supports Enterprise PLI 5.2 a...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Need for Simple ISPF like Search (3.14) for PDS

When trying the remote search option on a large PDS (13,000 members), our user experience is one where the RDz client never returns a response to the user. This is a ciritical feature for the work that our developers do in order to do their job wi...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Need of EDIT MACRO like functionality i RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor

We need at EDIT Macro like functionality I RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor, so we directly in the Editor can process the full program source and do necessary changes to the code.An authorized iAPI for the Abstract Syntax Tree is needed and when this API ch...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Cobol parser handles masked dots differently than compiler

Local Cobol Parser indicates that '.' is missing if a command leads on 2 lines but second line that contains '.' has been masked (by a 'D' or '*')This behaviour isn't the same has cobol compiler one which sees no error at all . We need to erase th...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

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