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z/OS Application Development

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JES jobname+number in editor-tab name part

When a JES job is opened in RDz the editor tab shows only the jobnumber.We would like it to show the jobname and number like in the JES tree. If possible this could be an option as some customers might like some other naming.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Using IBM Developper for System z - Debug Tool should enable to configure the DBGMGR default wait time.

Using Debug Miner, Debug Manager notifies the z/OS Debugger client of the user who will receive this debug session. If the user is not registered at this moment, the debug session goes dormant. Debug Probe will wait 300 seconds in standard mode an...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

menue manager invocation status until result is sent back, is missing for users

After invoking an action through menu manager, the user does not get any feedback if IDz accepted the request and tends to invoke the same action twice. We need a way to inform user that the request is in progress.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Generic attributes

Generic attributes are not supported in RDz PL/I Editor.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

RDz Code Review - Baseline capability is needed with automated code review so that 'legacy code' errors can be ignored.

RDz Code Review - Baseline capability is needed with automated code review so that 'legacy code' errors can be ignored.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Warning requested when a PERFORM THRU is generated

Within the Cobol editor, PERFORM THRU is applied by default when an "extract paragraph" is made from contextual menu (right click > refactor > extract paragraph).
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Cobol Outline : be able to see the physical size of the Level 01

Cobol Outline : be able to see the physical size of the Level 01
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Show Job only once if matched by multiple FilterStrings; RDz, JES-JobFilter

We are using RDz for developing PLI.When creating a JES-job-filter and defining multiple filter strings, a Job matching multiple filters is shown once for every matching filter string in the RemoteSystems(Details)-View. So the list of jobs is unne...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

RDZ JES - Display all JCL Steps Executed and Not Executed

Not all JCL steps are displayed when using RDz JES or RDz JES SHOW IN TABLE. RDz displays only details on executed steps and not bypassed JCL steps, leaving the user without a complete picture of their job. We need to see All JCL Steps, not just e...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

RDz - allow severity code customization in Software Analyzer

Can we customize Severity Codes? Currently RDz supports Severe, Warning, and Recommendation. We want to create 5 different severity codes: Blocker, Critical, Major, Minor, Info
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered