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z/OS Application Development

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copy query result into SQL script

in RDz, Data perspective, developer writes a SQL script cntaining for example a WHERE clause like WHERE aField = 'abc' and wants to copy 'abc' from the result of a query run previously. This result appears in the window SQL Result where two button...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Tooltip for variables in content-assist for PLI

In Java the according Java-Doc for variables is displayed when using the content-assist. It would be helpful to show the documentation/comment for a variable/contents of a structure when using the Content assist for PLI/Cobol-sources in RDz (or IDz).
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly within RDz UI

Customer is requesting the possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly from RDz UI so that they do not need to use the IBM z/OS Connect EE API editor which requires a batch job submission.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Export in Search View

In Remote Search View you can export the result to a file and there are columns showing information about found members.The same functionality would be nice for a loacal file search where the result view is very simpel. No columns and no export.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Batch Software Analyzer for PL/I always gives 0 results where as RDz software analyzer gives results on the same

Hi,We are in the process of implementing Batch software analyzer for COBOL and PL/I developers when they want to check the health checks of their code.We got the RDz in host upgraded to V9.5.0 and tried running the batch software analyzer on the s...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Move default OPEN option to the z/OS File System Mapping view level

I would like to see the setting of the default option when opening a member in a PDS to ?Browse?, ?View? or ?edit? moved from the Preferences menu and (perhaps) placed on the z/OS File System Mapping. As a developer, I would like better control ov...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

To display properties of TAPE dataset

Unable to see properties for tape dataset
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz COBOl/JCL Editor: Ability to use REXX like Macros

We come from a TSO/ISPF setup, where we over the years have developed a set of inhouse important macros, which either corrects issues or make changes to the whole program for given issues. We know that we can develop our own plugins, but it would ...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

FIND Function in COBOL Editor

Some users tells us that the "find" function isn't easy between occurrences in COBOL Editor and, for example, when they have two tabs open for differents files : a search on a tab "delete" the options on the other one. There is no functional F3 / ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Enhancement request for the data editor for adding filter and multi line functions

This request is to add functionality like the following ISPF functions : X ALL - excludes all lines from displayX ALL 'abc' - excludes all lines from display containing 'abc' somewhereX ALL X'10278F' 1 - exclude all data lines containing the packe...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

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