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z/OS Application Development

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Highlight/remove unused variables and copybooks

Just like I can right click and select 'Source > Format' within RDz, it would be nice to have 'Source > Find unused variables/copybooks' or 'Source > Remove unused variables/copybooks'. Or we could have it the RAD/Java way, just underline...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

1. How to resolved IMS region(s) “blocked” by Rdz integrated debugger sessions. (How to work with IMS dedicated debug regi

When a debug session is started with the Integrated Debugger, and it involves programs running under IMS, the region where that program is running will be blocked as long as the debug session is open.If you only have a certain amount of IMS region...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

RDz Code Coverage comparison report

The current Code Coverage report has "comparison" features, but it only shows the number of line increase / decrease. It should also show the exact code statement. Otherwise we cannot know which line are newly covered / not covered by the new test...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Enhance zUnit DB2 testing input and output functionality

Current DB2 functionality is limited to dataset output comparison only. It would be better if database output comparison is also possible. Additionally, input test case can't be specified if the process reads from the DB2 database.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Enhance JES Spool Refresh

Allow the refresh option (PF5) to work when a Job Name:Job Number is highlighted in the JES Area.
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Support export to PDF for merged code coverage report

Now we can only export a single code coverage report to PDF. We would also need to export to merged code coverage report to PDF
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Support of PLI ordinal in zUnit

Please support declarations referring to PLI ordinal statements in zUnit as in PLI sample AZUTC002.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Possibility to disable specific editor-functionalities

We would need the possibility to make some editor-functionalties unavailable for our users because they might cause problems.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

RDz zUnit Enhancement - support batch and online execution

RDz zUnit should be enhanced to support CICS online execution. The current approach need to use batch to trigger a EXCI and then link to a online CICS transaction. This is not practical as usually the CICS online program will not be the starting p...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

Add support for embedded languages like (CICS, DLI and SQL) for Program Data Flow

When users right click in Cobol source that includes embedded languages like (CICS, DLI and SQL) and chooses Show in Data Flow or Show in Data Flow Hierarchy they're receiving errors. Per this documentation this is a known limitation in which the ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered