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z/OS Application Development

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Automatically Unlock keyboard and Reset X SYSTEM

Add functionality to automatically unlock keyboard and reset X SYSTEM. Utilizing this will decrease the number of times users will need to manually reset their host emulator when navigating some applications.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

GDG base in Z/OS Project perspective

Our users are asking for the possibility to import the gdgbase to a project as resource.Instead of as now the gdg's are disappearing when a new gdg is created and they must import them again.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

RDz - Import Software Analyzer results created during zOS batch run

Would like the ability to Import into the RDz client an xml file containing Software Analyzer results created during a zOS batch run.
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

RDz DATA Perspective SQL - AUTOCOMMIT is always on

Create a default of AUTOCOMMIT for SQL in the Data Perspective to OFFand add a preference (if necessary) to give developers the option. Out of the box, ROLLBACK should be supported or the SQL return should not be successful if ROLLBACK is specifie...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Identify unused variables at 01 level with no subordinates

In IDz if I right click in the source code of a Cobol program and choose Refactor/Identify Unused variables, it doesn't identify those that are not at an 01 level.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Not under consideration

More general error message in case of lock at opening

We often have lock problems when opening programs. Under TSO, the user knows that this is an RDz server by typing F1 after his attempt to open : we don't even have this information under RDz. We have this type of message : « CRRZI0643W The file &l...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

customizable values in the generated JCL

The size of the files for generation of JCL (e.g. for Compile Link Debug) is hard coded. That should be customizable.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 0 Future consideration

Menu Manager output dialog persistence

Allow user to perform other activities in IDz while the Menu Manager output dialog is displayed. Currently, if there are results shown in the output dialog that the user needs to reference for other activities, users need to close the dialog befor...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

RDz client should bring EXEC SQL INCLUDEs in addition to COPY statement files when "Show Expanded Source" is selected.

In RDz client 9.5 when a COBOL program is brought into COBOL editor, selecting "Show Expanded Source" does not bring in the EXEC SQL INCLUDEs. It only brings the files indicated by COPY statements.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

IDZ default Property Group values

We need the posibility in idz to set property group default values (for all values of a property group) in the eclipse properties without having any MVS project. This mean: If someone is editing a pl/1 source and the source is not associated with ...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration