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z/OS Application Development

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Rdz ZOS Project Explorer Filter Extension Point

In Eclipse it is possible to extend the Content of the ProjectExplorer with some custom Filters: <extension point="org.eclipse.ui.navigator.navigatorContent"> <commonFilter description="hide *.wds" id="com.wds.commonfilter.hidewds" name="...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz - Enhance JES to show where I am in the input queue

Recent enhancments to RDz have been great. However, it would be helpful to know where my job is in the input queue. Sometimes the system is slow and I have no idea if my job is getting closer to executing or stuck where I need to contact the appro...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support Task Tags in LPEX System Z editor for COBOL

System z LPEX editor supports Task Tags for C/C++ and HLASM. Task tags within COBOL & PL/I should be supported also.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Should offer improved C development features for mainframe

Should offer improved C development features for mainframe IBM comment: this "RFE" was captured on-the-fly during VoiCE discussions. To be given a proper disposition (accept, reject, etc.) and to come actionable, it must eventually be decomposed i...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Remote text search in JES joblog

RDz is now lacking the capability of doing remote text search in JES joblog. It required users to open the joblog first. But that doesn't work if users want to do a text search on a large joblog (with million's of line)
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

the "find all" in the cobol editor

have the "find all" function in the COBOL Editor as for the LPEX editor
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Menu Manager - results options open report.

When using menu manager there is a dialog window, we would like the results of this dialog window to be open in view like the spool of a job is open. Other option would be to have Menu manager have a new exit routine that allows me to specif a fil...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

enhance conent assist in RD/z

I have enclosed three files showing what I mean: SyntaxIndexRDZa - showing Ctrl+space after typing "index" in the editor - not a Whole lot of help for the syntax for index. SyntaxIndexRDZb - showing Ctrl+space after typing "index(" in the editor -...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 7 Not under consideration

Use EQAD3CXT rather than CEEUOPT in RDz Property Group Build Process

When using RDz Property Group to remotely build a DB2 application which will be executed with interactive debugging, the process generates CEEUOPT to be linked into the DB2 application (at run time the CEEUOPT is the vehicle to pass the LE Run Tim...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Scan JCL residing on the Test LPAR against the Prod LPAR

Production JCL is being modified on the Test LPAR. The need is to scan the JCL for errors which requires networking a copy of the JCL to the Production LPAR, scanning the JCL, and send the syntax checks to the user. We have datasets existing in Pr...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration