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Usability

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RDz; File Manager Interface; Compile not recognizing the replace commandx

Rdz File Manager integration. Compile needs to recognizing the replace command
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Members in a PDS to be selected for ofline working with RDZ need to be presented in sorted order

This RFE is a result from PMR 09118,300,624. The customer (UNMS, Belgium) wants to use the possibility to work offline with remote PDS members. The PDS from which the members can be selected to put offline, is not sorted. This happens when you ent...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Change Password functionality

RDz does not have the functionaly to change TSO password for the connected user before it expires. Change password functionality is required for the every mainframe logon mechanism. Identifying password expiry date.
almost 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for Undo and Redo

Hello,<br /><br />what about implementing the Windows (and Linux) default shortcuts for undo typing (CTRL+Z) and redo typing (CTRL+Y) within all editors including LPEX, Java, Cobol or PL1 editor?<br /><br />It's very annoyi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Controll popup window at debug session end in RD/z

in a pseudo conversational transaction this popup window is displayed so many times that it is very hard to debug this application .
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Look up error messages from job output

There needs to be a way to look up error messages that are contained in job output. Either click or double-click on an error message id to bring up it's explanation or add a message look up item to the context menu if an error message id is select...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Allow the option to compress pre-compiler generated SQL statements while debugging in RDz

For debugging purposes, while stepping thru code in RDz, give the developer the option to suppress or compress the display of the pre-compiler generated SQL statements. Do this for SQL and CICS generated code in PL/I and Cobol source.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

COBOL editor does not format copybooks

COBOL Editor can format a program (.cbl) but not a copybook (.cpy)
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Locate JCL submitted

When a user submits a JCL from the RSE or a project, RDz returns the job number in a msg window.This window has a push button Locate job. When the same JCL is submitted from the editor,there's no window. hence, no button Locate job. Only the job ID.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

RPPz :Modification du niveau d'une sous-fonction dans la vue Structure du Code G?n?r?

Dans la vue Structure du Code G?n?r?, il faut pouvoir modifier le niveau d'une sous-fonction
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Delivered