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Usability

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Enhance Content Assist

Enable RD/z Content Assist to search C libraries on the mainframe (when in the C/C++ editor) for C code even if a specific include is not in the code. For example, when using the XL compiler under z/OS, I do NOT have to put an include in for "stdi...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Delivered

RSE MVS Files Sortable on Name only

In the RSE View under the MVS Files Tree structure, the sort is first PDSs alphabetically, and then Seq Files alphabetically. There should be an option where both PDSs and Seq Files are all alphabetically sorted together
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Extend text search to find character data in load library member

Text search in load library does not find any matches although the text string is present. No error message is issued.Similar behavior as for ISPF Browse should be provided.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Count for the Find and Replace

A count button as an add on to the Find and Replace .
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Retain the path for an exported property group

The previously exported path should be retained as MRU (most recently used) entry.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Name Debug Breakpoints

An extra attribute to debugging break points should be added which allows a user to "Name" that breakpoint
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

LOCKD & support of resources names changed by EXIT

Customer wants the product to be enhanced to support any GRS resource name changes trough the GRS EXIT like ISGENQXITFAST. Currently LOCD used a GQSCAN macro wich is not working in the previous case.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Content Assist for C code

We use C code here for our z/OS/CICS/DB2 based communications software. I see that when using the C/C++ editor under RD/z V7.6 that C code does not seem to support Content Assist. I see further that it does work with Cobol code.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 12 Delivered

Client display command enhancement to see in which threadpool a client resides.

In specific cases ( when locks are still held after clients disconnections), it could be interesting to know in which threadpool a client resides. This can be done by enhancement on the current command F RSED,APPL=D C by specifying APPL= D C,DETAI...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

RDz Global Export/Import functionality for z/OS System definitions

There are several export and import functionality already implemented in different RDz views. You can export/import- your z/OS System Definitions- z/OS File System Mapping Definitions- Property Groups- z/OS Projectsetc. But you need to do it SEPAR...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered