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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...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Time Stamp format in Data Perspective, different than ISPF

In ISPF Spufi the timestamp for SQL results is JJJJ-MM-TT-hh.mm.ss.xxxxx In the Data Perspective it is missing the - between the date and the Time and instead of a period . between the hours and minutes it is a semi-colon :
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

ISPF STATS OFF will not be respected by RDz when editing PDS Members

When editing PDS Members, RDz should respect the ISPF STATS option and leave it as it was when saving the member back.STATS can be set to OFF or ON in ISPF, at a minimum RDz should just leave it as it was. Optionally it would be nice to set the ST...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

MFS editor, changes in design view should be propagated in source view

A MFS format definition contains 4 parts: . EQU . format (FMT) . input msg . output msg So far, changing a field's length from the Design view changes the field's length in the format (FMT) only, not in the input or output msgs. The changes should...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RDz/JES should implement report summary (EJES M)

the customer is using EJES from Phoenix Software international, an alternate product to SDSF. it implements the function K (cancel+keep the report).The customer would like to have this function implemented in RDz/JES
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

RDz/JES should implement cancel+keep (EJES K)

the customer is using EJES from Phoenix Software international, an alternate product to SDSF. it implements the function K (cancel+keep the report).The customer would like to have this function implemented in RDz/JES
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Provide a row/column filter for the Table Editor in the Data Perspective

Most user testing DB2 tables contain well over 100,000 rows, and often 40 --> 200 columns. This make sthe Table Editor very much less useful. Many companies have clamored for this - as they feel the Data Perspective is a very useful part of RDz...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Display x'E0' as '\'(won)

This provides a new Lpex action call insertWon. To test the new function, bind the new action to the "backSlash" key in Preferences
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Link instructions should support the use of comments (*)

To increase flexibility, link instructions should allow the use of * (= comment) in column 1.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Not under consideration

We have a need for Linux based RD/z

Software developers here will be getting RD/z on their development PCs soon. Another issue for us is that our DR site has only Linux workstations and therefore, currently, has no way of hosting RD/z. So, for us to implement RD/z fully, we would ne...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration