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z/OS Application Development

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Addition of function to get the size(length) of variables in CAM API

The CAM API for code review currently do not have a function to retrieve the field size of declared variables. This would greatly help the developer to create custom code review rules that needs the variable length. Currently, developers have to c...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Provide open include / copybook on preprocessed files

For customers with heavy usage of macros, IDZ provides the option to use the preprocessor integration feature to enable the editor tooling. When a customer processes the file and also resolves the includes / copybooks, the developer misses the fea...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Improve ++INCLUDE preprocessor by setting variables IBM.OPTIONS through PL/I importer preferences

The PL/I Importer supports ++INCLUDE preprocessor if PP(INCLUDE('ID(++INCLUDE)')) compiler option is specified as the customer specified it on the remote. But it can not be specified in the preference (Windows -> Preferences -> Importer -&...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 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

Generate JCL support for Non-ILE Assembler Debug/CC

Support to generate JCL for non-ILE assembler programs. Currently IDz has options to use with ILE Assembler , and are missing support for non-ILE Assembler programs. The missing part is minimal just need to add a new proc and configure it in IDz.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Kerberos support for Developer for System z

Full support for Kerberos as an authentication method in IDz, Developer for System z.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Plugins needed to generate deployable Enterprise Service Tools artifacts

We are using the Enterprise Service Tools perspective from within IDz. We need a command line utility( java/batch) or preferably a Gradle plugin from IBM which can be used to generate the deployable artifacts on non Z/OS build system, preferably L...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Create a specific file for parser error in Software Analyzer

Currently in Software Analyzer, when you analyze an entire workspace made of several programs, all the cobol parser errors are retrieved in the .log in the workspace without any possibility to oriented those result in a specific file.
over 6 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

A "Replace All" action should be reverible with a single UNDO command

The Replace All actions treats each of its edits separately, so UNDO (Ctrl+Z) and REDO (Ctrl+Y) serially backs off or reapplies each edit. When the number of edits exceeds the size of the UNDO buffer, it becomes impossible to reverse a Replace All...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration