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z/OS Application Development

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Need to have RDz source compare display # of differences

The visual file compare should list the # of differences
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Open the RDz Editor immediately after creating a new PDS member

When you create a new PDS member in RSE - as soon as RDz allocates the member, the new (empty) member should be opened in the editor. As a nice enhancement to this (enhancement) - if the z/OS File System Mapper has set the workstation file extensi...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

In COBOL editor, provide the same split screen function as offered in LPEX editor

Using COBOL editor, provide the function to split the screen the same way as in LPEX editor.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

allowing replacement across files

Currently there is a 'search' facility that looks for text in files in a folder but there appears no 'replace' feature that would allow replacing text across many files.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Export des listes dans un fichier csv

Il serait int?ressant de pouvoir ?diter ou exporter dans un fichier csv, les diff?rentes listes obtenues (sous r?f?rence, super r?f?rence etc...) ceci afin d'alimenter des documents de livraison par exemple.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

.GIF file can not be imported for editing

When you create 'Overview Diagram' you can save it as .GIF file outside of RDz, but can't bring it back for editing.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 8 Not under consideration

LPEX - rexx, jcl

LPEX hasn't any features for supporting host development with- REXX (including TSO commands)- JCL as an alternative, a dictonary interace - as available in UltraEdit & Notepad++ - would give the developers a possibility to add the languages on...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Notification to RDz users when submitting JCL with NOTIFY

In RDz, there is currently no notification send to the user when a JCL using the NOTIFY parameter on the job card is submitted. Alternatively, you can select the job filter, right mouse click, and select the Monitor action. This should launch the ...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Ability to Visual Explain COBOL stored procedures

Currently, Data Studio / Optim Development Studio allows for JAVA and SQL stored procedures to be visually explained. This is a request for RDz to extend that functionality for COBOL stored procedures.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Assign shortcut key (Delete) to purge JES jobs

I wouild like to use the DELETE key to purge jobs on the JES queue
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration