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z/OS Application Development

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Enhance functionality of WITH clause to operate with DELETE and UPDATE in DB2 SQL statements like others flavours of SQL

Enhance functionality of WITH clause to operate with DELETE and UPDATE in DB2 SQL statements like others flavors of SQL (T-SQL AND Oracle SQL). Our team uses IBM DB2 11.1.4.4 Database Server for development activities. We see limitations of DB2 SQ...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IDz - Extending JCL Property Group

IDz works with Property Groups in order to be able to detect for instance copybooks. This should be enhanced for JCL members so we can use the include. This does work for remote members, but we need it as well for elements in the Project Explorer,...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

IDz DBB user build discovers dependencies only for COBOL and PLI

IDz tool will not auto select the Maclib (copybook library) for ALC modules when trying to run the DBB user build wizard setup. We have to manually select it each time to start the DBB configuration. (Works for cobol but no for ALC)
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

IDz - Remote z/OS File Search - Make Search Results Persistent

Enhancement to the IDz Remote z/OS Search View to make search results available between IDz sessions. Please add the ability to save the actual Remote z/OS File search results so the results are available between IDz sessions. There is already an ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Add SQL builder in IDz 16

When moving from IDz 15 with data studio plugin to IDz 16 with built-in DB2 support some of our developers are missing the possibility to graphicly build SQL query with SQL Query Builder, if possible bring this functionality into IDz 16 SQL editor.
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement for IDz Account Number\SMF Tracking

Request IBM to introduce an enhancement to the RDz (IDz) software. The enhancement will be to allow the mainframe portion of RDz to perform the necessary internal system interactions (i.e. SMF records) that will allow an individual RDz user's reso...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

IDz does not recognize variables used in "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause that were defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION instead of the LINKAGE SECTION

Variables used in the "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause have to be defined in the LINKAGE SECTION. If not, even if they are defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION, it ends with a compilation error on the mainframe "IGYPA3067-S Operand "REC-NSCERCH...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Developer for Z control-flow to number or order the called sub-routines within the calling routine

When viewing a program control flow diagram it would be great to see the sequence that the subroutines are called within a calling routine. This would help provide a much deeper understanding of the actual program logic. Also some indicator or cou...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Add ability to convert subfields in SDF to IDz BMS maps

Customer is currently working on conversion of maps from SDF to IDz BMS maps editor.Using IDz BMS Map Editor, subfields do not import over to IDz. IDz does not currently support subfields.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Crosshair Cursor in Host Connection Emulator

Outside of RDz the ISPF interface we used had cross hairs on the cursor. In RDz the Host Connection Emulator does not have this functionality. I have had many requests for this to be added, so I am submitting an RFE
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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