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z/OS Application Development

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Undo is not possible on replace noise words function

When we edit a source within noise words, we cannot undo the action and there is no marker left for us to see the change in the edited file.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

RDz- add date/time stamp to IRZ msgs on mainframe

Request to have time (date) stamp on the IRZ msgs. It becomes very diffiuclt at times trying to match up the error msgs between IMS Soap Gateway, IMS COnnect, and IRZ msgs produced by IRZCLCNV
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support for content assist for host variables in EXEC SQL statements

I am opening this RFE on behalf of Danske Bank. Currently, there is no content assist for host variables within the context of an EXEC SQL statement in the PL/I source.
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

RDz v9 JCL notify features enhancment

The JCL notification message is too easy to miss as it will disappeared once users click on Editor windows. It should be a windows pop up.
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

database connection timeout (DB2 v9.1 z/OS) in database explorer (RDz v7.6))

In RAD v7.0.6, under preferences, clicking on 'DATA' there is a check box titled: 'Reconnect transparently if the connection timed out' This prevents a connection time out on DB2 v9.1 on z/OS when in the Database Explorer while developing SQL.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Not under consideration

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.
about 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
about 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...
over 9 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.
almost 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...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration