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z/OS Application Development

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My Search Queries Enhancement

Provide the ability to add Saved Search queries to a zOS Sub Project. Currently, all saved RSE Search queries are listed under My Search Queries. User want the ability to add a Saved Search query to zOS Sub Projects similar to the way the add a CO...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Improved RADz mapping capabilities

1. ODO (Occurs Depending On) mapping (i.e. Map ODO objects without requiring the mapping of ODO count)2. Allow user to provide additional logic for MOVE (i.e. only MOVE the data if certain criteria matches)3. One-to-many mapping (i.e. Map COBOL da...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

One-click Save and Submit - for COBOL, PL1, BMS, MFS

From StandardWare and others, during a demo, "can a user right-click while editing a source file, and essential:1. save changes2. run a local syntax check 3. if no errors - submit a job to the system in which the source originated
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Automatical cleansing of not used RSE threadpool with no connection, which generated by maximum.heap.usage.ratio.

RSED can clear the useless threadpool automatically. The cleansing interval is preferable to set by a value in rsed.envvars. Currently the processes, which exceed the value of maximum.heap.usage.ratio, are alive till stop of RSED. So those process...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Moving Fields by CTRL + Cursor-Keys (in BMS Map Editor)

When selecting a field (in Design Mode) we'd like to move it around not only by using the mouse but also by using the cursor keys (CTRL + CursorKey like in Powerpoint). The current approach using the Dot-Key is somewhat exotic and not satisfactory...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Smarter Copy & Paste (in BMS Map Editor)

When having selected a field we'd like to copy and move it by CTRL + left Mouse-Key in one single operation (like in Powerpoint)
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide a utility for conversion STL files to SAM files on PC environment.

Our customer requests a transfer function which converts STL files to SAM files and sends it to the HOST.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide create and compare functions for SAM files on PC environment.

1.Our customer's request is to allow the creation of the SAM files without developing the COBOL programs. They would simply specify some attributes and then generate the SAM file. 2.Our customer's request is to have a utility that compares of SAM ...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Display RD/z debug log on Eclipse view.

Our customer's request is to direct the output of the program to the Eclipse console instead of the Windows command prompt.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Enable to set local link option by each member including local cobol project in RD/z.

Our customer's request is allow the placement of both the main program and subprograms in the same package and allow the build to create the EXE and DLLS in that package. This will greatly reduce the number of packages which the customer will manage.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration