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RDz's Menu Manager for Zions Bank Enhancement #4

Provide the ability to create a menu manager action selection by simply right clicking. Currently, customer defined menu manager actions only appear when right clicking on a data set member. This request is to remove this limitation.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

BPXBATSL/RDZ should return meaningful/useful messages.

Have BPXBATSL/RDS return meaningful/useable or valid messages when security issues are present.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Need to password popup when after wrong password entered

Customer need to have password popup functionality when after wrong password entered on RDz's data tools. (Database development perspective). Once the user typed wrong password, and after tries 3times, the userid will revoke. When, wrong password ...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Add a message box indicating that no remote file synchronization is possible

When requesting a remote synchronization with no remote file, there is no indication that it can not be performed. This behavior is inherited from the team synchronization functionality from Eclipse. Eclipse indicates there isn't a remote file by ...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Is a defect

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 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

limit the password length in Rational Developer for System z

When customer is useig 6 - 8 characters limited password. Unlimit password length of logon prompter can cause the user error. Length limiting in preference is required by customer's security policy.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz should permit copy+paste (drag-and-drop) of a PDS member to a PS file

RDz should permit copy+paste (drag-and-drop) of a PDS member to a PS file
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Not under consideration

Allow the generated CEEUOPT DebugTool option to be customised

The CEEXOPT generated macro contains standard settings that are not always appropriate, for example, test level (ALL although ERROR is sometimes required; the default TCPIP address may be incorrect).
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Use RAD "code completion" without checking out the file

We are using RAD as our IDE. OurJava developers would like to have the code completion option working with out checking out the file which is held in ClearCase under source control.Today, when we use this "Code Completion option, even though we do...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration