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Have the Perform Hierarchy be able to drill into nested cobol programs.

In cobol if I have a nested program the perform Hierarchy view does not let me drill down into that code. The editor should know it is a nested cobol program and let me keep drilling down that logic path. I have to then go back to the outline view...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Cross Reference in CARMA Endevor

We would like CARMA to enhance to support SEARCH (cross referencing) function, which could fulfill the following: - search a particular text phrase that appear in any elements in Endeovr (system specific) - search and return a list of element whic...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

z/OS TCPIP/telnet signon screen doesn't show reason for invalid new password

When changing passwords in the telnet signon screen, and the new password is invalid; the message received is just New Password is invalid. It doesn't show the actual reason for being invalid (ex. TSS7111E New Password (Change) Invalid - At Least ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Cannot expand the copybooks in the outline view.

The current implementation (RDz V8.0.3.1) does not allow for expanding copybooks from the outline view.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

RDz Code Coverage not supported for non-LE enabled Assemble

LE-enabled assembler work with the RDz Code Coverage feature. However, non-LE enabled assembler will not work. Given the following, the EQANMDBG has to recognize that EQA_STARTUP_KEY. It does not. It lack the programming. //GO EXEC PGM=EQANMDBG, /...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Allocate Like : reuse the PDS name

When you use the "Allocate Like" function, it should be very useful for the productivity increase to propose the name of the dataset which is the model for the allocation. Like this, the user does not need to retype all the qualifiers (most of the...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Not to display obsolete objects in RDz

To hide obsolete objects
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Have the Perform Hierarchy be able sync the code of the paragraph tha is being performed

Have the perform hierarchy view give me the ability to go into the actual paragraph. Today I can only get to the Perform statement. I can not easily see the code in that paragraph. In my use case I perform a paragraph called A120-DO-STUFF. Since t...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Cross Reference in CARMA Endevor

We would like CARMA to enhance to support SEARCH (cross referencing) function, which could fulfill the following: - search a particular text phrase that appear in any elements in Endeovr (system specific) - search and return a list of element whic...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

FM - after 'Delete' the area stays highlighted

After records get deleted in FM the area stays highlighted. This causes confusion as to whether they have been deleted or not.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration