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Make a backup of the workspace before starting RDz

As option, backup the current workspace before starting RDz.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Include dataset name in error messages about dataset i/o errors like ABEND E37

Please include the dataset name in error messages about file i/o. When a file cannot be stored (e.g. if there is not enough space), an error message "Operation failed. File system input or output error? is displayed. Under "details", there is a re...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Implementing Enterprise Service Tools Wizard as an Editor

Usage of the Enterprise Service Tools Wizard would be much more comfortable if it was implemented like an editor, not like a wizard. So it would be easy to interrupt the configuration process e.g to look for required information about path-names, ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Getting a list of available Compile-Options/Link-Options etc. for selection in property group editor

This would avoid the problem, developers sometimes have, with memorizing the syntax of Compile-Options. An alternative would be a content assist for these options.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Editing Cobol Files without sequence numbers and from column 7 automatically

In order to edit a Cobol sourcefile in LPEX without sequence numbers (which were inserted on the host), and viewing the file starting with column 7, we always have to say ?unnum? and then ?num cob? after opening the file. We would like to have a p...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

The Projects view should display the Last Used Date and allow the input of metadata

The Projects view should display the Last Used Date and allow the input of user-specified metadata (such as, description). It should be possible to specify metadata at the project, subproject and dataset (member) level.If possible, it should be ab...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Content Assist not available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z.

Content Assist (CTRL-Space) is not currently available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z. We would like this functionality because we think it would be very beneficial to have the Content Assist feature available on these tabs...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

The "Check Data Set" button should process the <HLQ> variable

Currently the "Check Data Set" button ignores entries that use the <HLQ> variable.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 7 Not under consideration

Supply mainframe product release and PTF information in RD/z

In our shop, mainframe systems programmers install components such as Debug Tool, File Manager etc. Software developers install RD/z. Sometimes, the sysprogs are behind on maintenance releases of the mainframe components and this is NOT obvious to...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Allow Debug Tool under RD/z to show dump format in memory displays

RD/z (when using Debug Tool) allows one to show memory in "Hex/Char". The trouble is that it does NOT, at least in my interpretation of Hex/Char format. My definition is "dump" format (which has been around for years) where the format is: address ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

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