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Host/Distributed SCM Integration

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Enhance CARMA version history view

The "CARMA version history" view should be enhanced to break down different fields into separate column for easier reference, rather than combined all into a single "Comment" column.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Not under consideration

Enable in RDz Enhanced Edit (Quick Edit) for CA Endevor to view to execute remote syntax check on sources.

Enable in Rational Developer for System z Enhanced Edit (Quick Edit) for CA Endevor to view to execute remote syntax check on sources. Currently, for Enhanced Edit (Quick Edit) & Remote Syntax check this functionality has not been implemented....
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Support Show Dependencies directly in CARMA view

Support "Show dependencies" option directly in CARMA Respoistory context menu, without retrieve to z/OS proejct.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Not under consideration

Endevor/Carma support for userdata

Our host implementation of Endevor relies heavily on the Endevor USERDATA field stored with every version of the element in the Endevor MCF. We have used the newly introduce QuikEdit extensions to Display and Modify the Userdata. As a general rul...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Not under consideration

Integrating RDZ and RTC

Our Customer uses the RDZ for editing the files in MVS Mainframe and requested that integrated with RTC control and storage activities in SCM. We follow the guidance published in But we realize the following integration scenario:Since the moment y...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

RDz: You Can't unassociate a PDS member once associated to CARMA

RDz CARMA user can associate a PDS member/Element to CARMA but they do not have the ability to un-associate PDS member/element from CARMA.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Provide current Endevor processor group name for the element in the PGN dialog box on a "generate element" request

On RDz/CARMA Endevor "Generate Element" requests, Customer would like to have RDz provide the current Endevor Processor Group name for the element in the Processor Group name dialogue box.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Endevor ADD action change behavior of default values

the pre-filling of the fields should not be done from what was entered by the user the action before, BUT from the information got from the EXTRACT
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 8 Not under consideration

Improve SCLM Perspective & SCLM Interface

(1) SCLM perspective uses only the standard RTC editor, and does not allow using LPEX. (2) SCLM File types controlled by separate file type tables instead of using common RDz profile file type tables.(3) The SCLM perspective should not be required...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Missing functionality in RDZ SCLM DT interface

In the ISPF inteface to SCLM there are three functions:Noprom, Transfer and Where used that are not available from the SCLM DT interface. Customer want to be able to have the same level of functionality from both RDZ and ISPF.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration