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LPEX Editor Open Member Status

The LPEX editor should have a field to display how the member is opened. If the member is open in Edit mode, the field should say EDIT. If the member is open in View mode, the field should say VIEW. If the member is open in Browse mode, the field ...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Code folding feature in RDz Cobol Editor

This is a request to incorporate the "code folding" feature in the Cobol editor in RDz. The LPEX editor has this feature by using X or XX to "hide" lines. Ideally this should work with Scoped statements. i.e. all the statements in an IF-ENDIF pair.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Reset Insert Mode when AID Sent to Host

Reset Insert Mode when AID Sent to Host. Insert remains active in RDz Host Connection Emulator and is reset when the reset command is sent. Utilizing this functionality will reset the insert mode when AID is sent to host. Continuing as is, this ca...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

LPEX /ISPF key bindings

Please make the F3 key map to close the editor area instead of "Open Declaration". For experienced ISPF users the F3 key is ingrained as save and close. Consider remapping the Open Declaration function to something like Ctrl+O.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Compare datasets that are true TSO data files (not source files)

Currently developers using RDz 8.0.3 can download source files that have any EBCDIC character and compare the source files. But they cannot compare EBCDIC data sets that contain packed and binary values. Even though the Compare option is enabled w...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Push to Client of Local property groups

The Push to client feature gives the opportunity to distribute the standard property groups to the developer's workspace. The local property groups are ignored.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

IDz Cobol editor to have ability to open files from copybook declaration

File declaration in the copybook is requested to be hyperlinked to allow easy and direct access to the output or input datasets.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IDz Table views to have filters directly in column and provide search for tables

Direct filters on columns will provide quick results which sometimes is what's only needed. Same with the ability to quickly search a Table.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

IDz Cobol Editor Column 1 to 6

In the Cobol Editor we want to have a special handling for column 1 to 6. 1) Every keystroke in column 1 to 6 should trade as entered in overwrite mode when you have any none whitespace char in column 7 to 72. 2) STRG-V with a Content fitting in c...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Use of commands for Debug Tool through RDz

The scenario considered for this request is a developer using IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1 (RDz), with Debug Tool for z/OS V13.1 (DT) to debug programs. In the debugging sessions, they need to execute some Debug Tool commands for sp...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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