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z/OS Application Development

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API to write custom rules for code review of embedded SQL

RDz provides the ability to write custom rules for COBOL and PL/I code review. The API provides access to the text of embedded sql statements, but not to their structure. We would like a way to access an abstract syntax tree of embedded sql.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

RDz uppercase lowercase JCL enhancement

1. Enhance JCL editor preferences to allow developer to uppercase or lowercase instream data, for example in //SYSIN DD *.2. Provide the ability to highlight lines of JCL code > right click > click on Uppercase or Lowercase
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

RDz - Software Analyzer rule documentation

The following is required. 1) Rule name (already provided by IBM), 2) Rule description (already provided by IBM), 3) Why this rule is an industry best practice (IBM, please provide), 4) Coding example that triggers the rule (IBM, please provide) 5...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Control the file transfer size on RDz host?

Need a control from RDZ host to limit the maximum size of file transfer request.
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Provide a user ID variable support for MVS Filter strings similar to JES

Currently, our shop sets up multiple filters prefixed by RACF user ID so they are specific to the datasets they create for their own personal dataset members. The filter string for JES is already support &USERID so if they copied a filter it d...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

refactorings in LPEX are saved automatically and the undo stack is lost

refactorings in LPEX are saved automatically and the undo stack is lost.Cobol Editor ------------ 1) add one line like DISPLAY "one of the pgm's fields". 2) Highlight a paragraph name right click -> refactor -> Rename and rename. 3) close wi...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz - Enable Software Analyzer features

RDz Software Analyzer currently supports the Analysis Summary report. The report shows Code Quality, Code Complexity, and Code Structure however the values are always set to zero. This request is to enable those fields so as to produce meaningful ...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

RDz - Software Analyzer enhancements

Is it possible to report on: - #lines in code - % of comments in code - % of duplication of coding patterns
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Ability to make FIND/REPLACE window persistent while in any of the editors

It would be a really nice feature if you could either make the FIND/REPLACE window persistent so that it stays open when you click back on the editor. either make an option to be able to move it to somewhere or place it at the top bar so that you ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

HRECALL PDS automatically when using CTRL + F

execute CTRL + F on PDS. PDS is migrated. RDz never returns anything... no error message, no PDS members... nothing. Enhancement is to automatically recall the PDS and continue processing as usual.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Not under consideration

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