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    IDZ Sofware Analyzer - Client Batch Mode - Link with z/OS Copybooks

    When we work with IDZ in an interactive mode (eclipse UI), we have added property groups for our projects, in order to link cobol copybooks strored on z/OS PDS (especially technical copybooks we don't need in the Workspace : SQL Messages, MQ, ...)...
    about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

    Ability to launch Python from batch like JZOS

    We would like the ability to launch Python from batch like the way JZOS can launch Java from batch.
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Not under consideration

    Store outputs of the software analyzer in individual files

    At the moment the output of all runs is stored in a single file. In the future, we would like the run of every programm anaylized stored in an individual file (XML, JUnit, ...).
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

    Improve and expand batch Software Analyzer functionality in IDz (z/os Explorer Extension)

    Improve generated reports and outputs from IDz's batch Software Analyzer.Currently, the report that is generated from a batch run is 0 bytes and contains no details.The other files are included in the zip but are xml and hard to analyze.
    about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 2 Not under consideration

    Python byte code only interpreter

    The least privilege security and privacy control restricts compiles to the sandbox/development environments only. Unfortunately, the PYTHON interpreter, in addition to executing byte code, also executes source code (it has built in automatic just ...
    7 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Not under consideration

    zosload or zoslink function in ctypes module on z/OS

    The standard Python ctypes (and/or CFFI) module provides a CDLL function to load an operating system DLL, whose entry points can then be invoked by passing a list of arguments to the nominated entry point: mylib = ctypes.CDLL("library_name")rc = m...
    7 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Future consideration

    Improve performance for running code review by JCL

    When running a code review/sowftware analyze in IDz it takes miliseconds, when running it by JCL the same code review takes about a minute. Most of the time seems to isolated to starting up a headless instance of eclipse, even when implementing ca...
    about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

    IDZ Software Analyzer Custom Rules - Create Rule for JCL components for JCL files and Copybook components for Copybook files

    The java package for creating COBOL custom rules under IDZ Software Analyzer only support cobol components. An interface is created for Copybook components but no class is created for Copybook components. This is similar to the case for JCL compon...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

    ibm_db to be shipped with supported driver

    IBM should ship the the ibm_db driver with their Python for z/OS. Underway is a DBA modernization initiative where we are bringing in modern tooling and languages such as Python for z/OS and in particular the ibm_db library for communicating with ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Not under consideration

    General codingrules missing in static analysis

    Add 3 more coding rules regarding static analysis that we think should be in IDz by default. 1. Strings should only be moved to variables large enough to hold them without truncation https://rules.sonarsource.com/cobol/type/Bug/RSPEC-3921 2. Colla...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Future consideration

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