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z/OS Application Development

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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...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz' PL/I editor handling text entry skewed to or entered beyond col 73.

In Rdz the PL/I editoris is able to skew text or enter text beyond col 73, whereby it may be nessesary to cut and paste text beyond col 73, in oder to recover text.I would prefer the editor to be expanded also to facilitate options to switch text ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Emulator requests color

When in the host emulator we need to have the ability to be able to change colors was we can in windows.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDZ needs to support panels and groups for use with SDF2

Uploading RDz changes into SDF II. Want CICS screen changes made in RDz able to be loaded into SDF II libraries to keep code consistent. This will allow users to make CICS screen coding changes in SDF II and RDZ. This means RDz needs to support pa...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Identify copybook location when using Endevor CARMA

The developer needs to know the exact copybook library where a copybook is being displayed from when editing or browsing a Cobol program from Carma (using 'edit with'). The copybook libraries are specified in the Property Group.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

RDz client user needs to be able to specify how <JOBNAME> substitution is handled, especially since USERID is not the default

RDz user needs a way to specify how property group <JOBNAME> substitution takes place in generated jobs. Customer would like <JOBNAME> to be resolved with the user's USERID. Currently the <JOBNAME> is resolved from HLQ of the sou...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

CARMA Enhanced Browse to resolve dependencies that are in property group

When editing/browsing an Endevor element using CARMA, we would like to have the ability to cancel out of the edit session and not have a copy of the source remain in the lower entry stage of Endevor. This would be the equivalent of an edit in that...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Depending on whether the compile option is ADV (default) or NOADV, it seems that future measures are needed.

Depending on whether the compile option is ADV (default) or NOADV, it seems that future measures are needed. 1) For ADV option The product development team also confirmed that the combination of the WRITE ADVANCING clause and the ADV compiler opti...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

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 ...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

zUnit Assertion to include also less than, greater than

It would be better if the Assertion logic also include the Greater than (>) and Less than (<) comparison.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

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