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    Display of BLF-Data

    Interactive Analysis of a batch dump: Content of BLF data online shown in dump format. Info from compile listing is not used (as in Working-Storage).
    over 11 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 7 Not under consideration

    FA Eclipse: Divide Storage Areas into Working-Storage and Linkage

    Under Event details --> Event 1/2/3/... there is an item called "Storage Areas" - this should be divided for COBOL into Working-Storage and Linkage. This division should be shown in the outline view as well.
    over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

    Remote Pre-processor support for local files

    Due to Git usage source code is no longer stored and developed in z/OS rather on the workstation. Presently there is not an IBM solution to invoke and use the Remote pre-processor in IDz on a local file.
    over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

    Default Outline Filter when editing source files

    When editing a PL1 (or any other source) file, you can define a filter for the content of the outline view. But these filters are only stored per program, you have to define it separately for every program.It should be possible to store the filter...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Mark occurrences of variables also on variable copy statements

    IDz doesn't mark occurrences, when the variable is used as replacement in a COPY/REPLACE statement in the procedure division. Please see the attachment. Especially chapter 3
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

    Possibility to import data in subsets

    Subsets are a powerfull option to be able to build parts of your system. I can make subsets in various ways, but what I would like to have is the possibility to import data from a .csv file. I can export a subset to a .csv and edit it in excel, bu...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

    Flexible Alignment Storage Display

    Currently FA aligns its storage display at starting addresses which are multiples of 16. This is often unconvenient: Sometimes application data is not properly aligned: - address pointers not on word boundery are not point-and-shootable - bad alig...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Not under consideration

    Better Support of WMQ-Applications

    Currently Fault Analyzer does not properly recognize that an abending Batch-Job or CICS transaction is connected to Websphere MQ. In these cases FA does not show any information related to MQ and last MQ-API calls.This flaw seems to arise when the...
    over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 6 Not under consideration

    COBOL Editor "SURROUND" improvement

    In Java, the "Surround" is performed regardless of how lines are markeda) You break the first line and the last one but the lines in between are fully marked b) You mark a full group of statements from first character of statement one to last char...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

    Implement way to set CICS/DB2 check in Prop Group temporary on remote syntax check

    For us as customer it's not possible to distinguish between modules with/without CICS or DB2 to select the correct property group with/without CICS or DB2. This means, the remote syntax check will always find issues in COBOL sources with EXEC SQL ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

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