Skip to Main Content
IBM Z Software


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Z Software products. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas
  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

z/OS Application Development

Showing 421

Support row duplication in Datasource explorer

In Datasource table editor, we can insert a new row, but we cannot duplicate a row, which we can do so in DB2 File Manager on host.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Support Data Table Filter in RDz Datasource Explorer

In the current RDz Datasource explorer, it not support Data Table filter such that user cannot select filtering criteria via a GUI. It is not convenience for a quick / simple data query.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz database explorer to suuport HEX value display and edit

We have some DB2 table column which is defined CHAR but will store some non-displayable hex value. Current RDz Database Explorer not able to handle it for both display and editing.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz support serach and replace across PDS

RDz now can only do "Search and Replace" within the same member. It should also support this function to multiple member / PDS.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

File synthesis result of a comparison of file

Result summary of the comparison of two files indicate at the copy number and the percentage differences by data
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz COBOL Editor - column restricted search

COBOL Editor should provide the similar functionality of "Column Restricted" searching as the same as LPEX Editor.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Associate Property Group in RDz does not permit multiple selections even though Check Boxes are used.

In the "Associate Property Group" window, the list of possible Property Groups are listed with Check Boxes. However, only a single Property Group may be selected.Seems to me that Radio Buttons should be used instead of Check Boxes as Radio Buttons...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz zUnit Enhancement - support batch and online execution

RDz zUnit should be enhanced to support CICS online execution. The current approach need to use batch to trigger a EXCI and then link to a online CICS transaction. This is not practical as usually the CICS online program will not be the starting p...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

RDz zUnit Enhancement - be easy and intuitive to use for the developer

More UI for more code generation is required for the test case program coding. It should further minimize the deveoloper effort to code the Test runner.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Code Coverage feature doesn't work for non-LE enabled assembler

The Code Coverage feature, probably created for ALL RDZ/Debug Tool supported languages, does not work for non-LE enabled assembler programs.The EQANMDBG interface for non-LE assembler has to recognize the EQA_STARTUP_KEY. It does not. It lack the ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration