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z/OS Application Development

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General export facility to data presented in 'table views' in RDz

We would like to have general possibility to export data, when they are presented in 'Table views' in RDz. In some of RDz 's views export facilities are at hand and we would like to have this facility broadened to all table views RDz .
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Correct the indent by the Command Surround with…

Select one or more full source lines. Then run Surround with... and use "2 IF". 1) The Result is that the IF and end-if start in column 1 and not in Area B.2) The end-if is not in a new line
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

IDz Refactor Extract Section without Paragraph

If you use refactor Extract Paragraph you can also create a new Section. But if you do so you must fill the "New Paragraph Name". We want that we can create a new Section without a Paragraph. This new function should be a new entry in the Refactor...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

zUnit to integrate an option for remote preprocessor

Our system relies heavily on a custom code for Cobol. It would be very helpful and ideal if we can just set the preprocessor option and use the original source code
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

"Complete" Code Coverage report covering multiple runs

It would be great to have the possibility to generate a "complete" code coverage report, on multiple job executions, showing us the "total" percentage and total number of lines of code which was actual covered, combined in the different job execut...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

zUnit - Add support for PL/I "or" as exclamation mark instead of default vertical sign

zUnit PL/I compile fails with ! translated as |zUnit with PL/I source does not support the exclamation mark as "or" in the code.When generating a testcase in PL/I from RDz the "or sign" is always generated as a vertical bar instead of an exclamati...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Avoid blank searches with a preventing message

When a search is made without any argument (blank search), maxthreadtasks are reached and memory resources linked to threads are used to achieve the blank search request, resulting in important timeouts.However, there is no specific message that i...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Renumber the two columns if the option 'Check for sequence numbers in both areas' is ticked.

The new 'Check for sequence numbers in both areas' Unnumbering option is linked to RFE 68691 (delivered in RDz 9.5.1). It can be reached in Window > Preferences > COBOL > Editor > Sequence Numbers.When this option is selected and the U...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Display a pop-up when there's no affected property group to a JCL

A warning pop-up at the opening of a JCL by JCL Editor and before submitting it to affect a property group.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Symbolic in JCL doesn't work with "open member" option

While editing or browsing a JCL in RDz, you can select a dataset name in the JCL and from the context menu select the option "Open Member". This will open the dataset in RDz. If the dataset name has symbolic parameters in it, the open member produ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

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