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CARMA - refresh CARMA/Endevor Repository at connection time

When I start RDz the CARMA/Endevor Repository do not gets refreshed automatically at connection time. You have to do manual 'Refresh'. This is request to add authomatic refresh.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 4 Not under consideration

RSE - add 'remove', 'remove all' features for 'Retrieved Data Sets' filter

In 8.0.3.1 there is a new feature 'Retrieved Data set'. This is request to add features 'Remove', 'Remove multiple datasets', 'Remove all' features.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list.

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list so that the background query forces connection like the "generate" does.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Support all characters in the SJ (Show Job) function

We need SJ (Show Job) functionality in Remote Systems view to support all characters (even nonprinting hex characters) in the scenario of opening, maybe editing and resubmitting a JCL with these types of characters.This request is related to PMR 2...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 4 Not under consideration

RDZ Should honor mainframe violations limit

we are running rdz76 and had a user get multiple security violations until they reached the violation limit at which time we recevied 130 additional multiple Excessive Violations messages before the user stopped of his own accord. On zos, if a use...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

CEEOPTS Debug tools for rdz

Possibility of adding the card CEEOPTS of Debug with the IP address and the number of port in the JCL of test through a choice in the editor associated with the JCL
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

RDz : change security requirements for OPERCMDS MVS.MCSOPER.JMON profile

Currently RDz requires all RDz users to have READ access to MVS.MCSOPER.JMON. We had this profile as a UACC(READ), but our corporate security guidelines do not allow that. So we've had to change the profile to UACC(NONE) and permit all RDz users t...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

JCL checker needed ASAP

We badly need a JCL checker. This is a request to provide means to submit standard JCL checker commands, like !JCL, JEM and so on. Currently there is nothing (!) available for this standard feature.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list.

Elevate the priority of the background query to populate the Processor Group Name list so that the background query forces connection like the "generate" does.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

RAA - request for notification when 'Collect Inventrory' is completed

After all 'Collect Inventory' options have been selected and the process has been started you suppose to go to 'Analysis queue' to see the progress by refreshing the screen. This let you see the process and wait until it is completed. If you 'Coll...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration