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z/OS Application Development

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Unable to re-associate MVS subprojects with CARMA after disassociate from it

After un-associate a MVS subproject with CARMA-Endevor, there is no easy way to re-associate the subproject back to CARMA-Endevor. In order to re-associate the MVS subproject with CARMA-Endevor, a developer will need to backup a change to one of t...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Endevor/ Carma View - allow multiple element entry in one view.

When I build a view in Carma/Endevor I am only allowed to enter one element for a view. I can enter multi CCID, or processor groups which really don't by any thing, but entering multi Elements allows me to be able to group small changes into one V...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Notification of compile results

Is there any way to get a notification of the results of the compile? Or could we get a Locate Job when run in batch mode?
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Environment name default to a user specified choice

Is it possible to get an environment name to default to an environment of our choice?
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Sequence number setting should be set globally instead of individually

We would like to change the sequence number setting on a global level. Currently, if you go to Window > Preferences > LPEX Editor > System z LPEX Editor- Sequence Numbers and check "Enable Sequence Number Handling", it allows users to set...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz enhancement in ease of use by combining Remote preprocessing and remote syntax check tasks.

In Rdz we make use of remote processing.Developers will always have to carry out two mandatory tasks of Remote Preprocessing and Remote Syntax Check. We would appreciate if the two tasks are joined as one task seen from a developers perspective. T...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support ruler line in Host Emulator

We hope the host emulator can be enhanced to support a ruler line, which is the same as PCOMM.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz Software Analyzer Enhancements

In Software Analyzer Results under COBOL or PL/I Review tabs, provide ability to:1. Hover or right-click over violation2. Display a detailed description of the rule 3. Display "Bad Coding Example"4. Display "Good Coding Example" Also on a side not...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

When in jes output queue - need to have hot links

When I open up a JES output queue I have the JOB as it was run. Many times I have issues or want to look things up. This is usually during testing or if a job abends. I would like to be able to highlight a DSN and open, browse or view the file whi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

error messages or reason why - problem I have seen is with endevor

When pulling files from endevor or updating files we get error without any explanation. thought I alreay entered this but can't find it in my list of RFE. If douple, sorry.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration