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    Add new option 'FIND ONLY/REPLACE' in the IDz cobol editor

    Hello, In the test IDz version (14.2.3.x or 15.0.x), there is a need to enhance find/replace option. When user wants to find and replace particular occurrences of a word, it wouldn't be possible in the existing 'find/replace' combination. For exam...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    JSON support in EGL generated COBOL for System i

    We know that RBD 9.6 has support for Json , but its not available for Cobol generation on System i (as400)
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 3 Not under consideration

    JSON Editor for IDz

    Please add a JSON Editor (similar to the XML or SQL Editor)
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    SQL and XQuery Editor should "Insert spaces for tabs" as default

    The COBOL and JCL Editor of IBM Developer for z/OS convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File. The SQL and XQuery Editor within IBM Devolper for z/OS does NOT convert tabs to spaces by default when editing a Remote z/OS File...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    temp file (ex: .ir) output directory for RBD to RAM disk

    Client need to improve the project build performance in RBD, so they have following suggestion to improve performance: 1.To change temp file (ex: .ir) output directory for Rational Business Developer tool (ver. 9.6, 9.5.1, 9.5) for the RAM disk 2....
    over 4 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Not under consideration

    IDz LPEX editor should ask if files need to be locked when the user start editing them.

    When z/OS developer teams have the policy that files need to be locked when they start editing them. In the 'modern' editors this is asked as soon as people start modifying the source. That is the kind of behavior that we are looking for in the LP...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Add Choice of CodePage

    When we go through the Personalize my Workspace wizard, a new page Set The Codepage would be really helpful rather than having to remember to change it later.
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    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

    XML Processing Support

    As XML is a defacto standard for distributed enterprise application communication, EGL should provide complete in-built support for XML processing. This includes parsing, validating, transforming, querying XML documents. Currently EGL only support...
    about 17 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 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

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