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Add "Associate Complete Program" to the RSE

In z/OS project view, "Associate Complete Program" appears when a user right clicks on a PL/I Include file or a COBOL copybook.But it is not available when a user right clicks on these types of files from the RSE view.
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Userbuild resubmit Job

Starting a userbuild with already generated Job often causes failures
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Future consideration

IDz Syntax Check Facility with Preprocessor

We set up the Syntax Check Facility as described in knowledge Center. The remote error lists is populated with Compiler Messages, but Points to a remote file. We excpect the link to the file in the local z- Component Project. We use a preprocessin...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Add color coding for DO's/END's in LPEX and other editors

Add the ability in the different editors to have DO's/END's color coded. First level DO/END would be one color, say red, second level DO/END would be another color, say white, etc. This would make it easier to be sure your DO's are properly termin...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Enhance Host Connection Emulator Settings

Enable critical security related fields in Host Connection Emulator as preferences that can be supported and enforced via Push to Client or enhanced installation default settings.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Overlay with selection in COBOL Editor

COBOL editor should implement "Overlay with selection" exactly like in LPEX.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Add report tooling to provide list of users and daily usage of RDz

Add a reporting tool or spreadsheet or even just a table with a view that could be printed out that shows number of daily users, how long users are active, and usage for RDz.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Real-time syntax check should diagnose data-type problems

The real-time syntax checker of LPEX or the COBOL editor fails to diagnose arithmetic upon alphameric data. With the following example: 01 DATA1 PICTURE X(5). PROCEDURE DIVISION. ADD 1 TO DATA1. SUBTRACT 1 FROM DATA1. MULTIPLY 5 BY DATA1. DIVIDE 7...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Tool to auto correct COBOL code with EXEC SQL stmts that require period

Though there has been a requirement that EXEC SQL INCLUDE statements are to be terminated with a period, IBM never enforced this rule when the DB2 Preprocessor was released. As a result, many Users did not "properly" code their COBOL DB2 programs....
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Add a "No Signout" option to the edit CARMA action (Endevor)

When using the edit action on an element that is currently locked, CARMA stops with the error "RETURN CODE: 0012 REASON CODE: 0000 ERROR MESSAGE: C1G0503E ELEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE - RESERVED BY PKG ". I would like to be able to edit a copy of this l...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration