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z/OS Application Development

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Menu Manager

When we build a menu manager we need to be able to have menu manager open the output into an editor, which may or may not be able to update.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Submit multiple jobs at once from RSE

A common request from entry-level RDz users is to be able to select 2 or more JCL files in RSE and submit them with one click. This something that can be done from ISPF (3.4) - so it's really a deficiency.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz should expand copybooks from the Outline view

RDz does not allow for expanding copybooks from the outline view.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz CARMA to open program copy member without retrieve

When double click (open for browse) a COBOL program in CARMA repository view, we cannot use the "Open Copy member" function in copybook. We need to retrieve it to z/OS project first. We would like to have an enhancement that it can open copy membe...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

File Manger Template - SEQUENCE column

When selecting fields for HOLD, FM for ex. will enter "H" in HOLD column and "1" in SEQUENCE. If you select another field to HOLD it will enter "H" in HOLD column and "2" in SEQUENCE and so on. When you are selecting fields for SEQUENCE only, the ...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Option to view or browse member in the Find Member dialog result list

When doing a search on members using the Find member context menu item on Remote Systems, we get a list of matching members. In this dialog there is an Open button which "Edits" the hilited member. It would be useful if we could view or browse it.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

explorer viex system distant

When we want to move a member from a bilblioth?que to the other one, it is necessary to have displayed the filter before, because pass on does not deploy him automatically
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Provide means of deleteing file-names from Retrieve Datasets list

Users from several of my RDz training classes want to be able to delete datasets names, from the Retrieved Datasets filter, without deleting the file
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Don't show 'Delete records' window when deleting 1 record in FM

Currently, when you right click on the selected record in FM, you are getting message titled 'Delete Records' with 'Selected record count' and the number 1. This message also let you know that you can check 'ALL' box to have all the records delete...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

'Paste' into an empty row being pasted 'after'

Currently the only available option is to paste 'after'. So, for example, if you point to record #1, select 'COPY', then at record #2 and select paste, the record that is being pasted is #3.Now, let's assume, that you just have inserted an empty r...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration