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Open and edit files larger than 50 thousand lines with SQLx editor

Allow SQLx editor be able to open a large file (more than 40 thousand SQL INSERT statements) and edit the file.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Being capable of seeing the DB2 lines which are going to be deleted before saving (Crt + S)

In the view " Dated source Explorer ", when we edit the contents of a table for modification, we can delete lines. During the request of saving, we are warned that lines are going to be deleted, but we have no more the possibility of seeing which ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

RDz - Local History scope

When comparing or replacing the source code of a program with a particular version from its "Local History", it would be most useful for the scope of that "Local History" to be Mainframe-wide as opposed to Workstation-wide, or at least have an opt...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

In the alert during the saving of table DB2 do not take into account the empty lines

In the view " Dated source Explorer", when we modify the contents of a table DB2, if by mistake we ask for the insertion of a line and what we delete it later, at the time of the saving, a warning indicates us that a line is going to be deleted.Wo...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Show SQL results in the SQL Results view in the Data Pespective if Data Perspective is opened in a new window

Allow the result of running a SQL script be displayed in the SQL Results view associated with the Data Perspective even if the Data Perspective is opened in a new window.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Show SQL results in the SQL Results view in the Data Pespective if Data Perspective is opened in a new window

Allow the result of running a SQL script be displayed in the SQL Results view associated with the Data Perspective even if the Data Perspective is opened in a new window.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Endevor Windows ; all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type, ProccessorGroup) should be

In all Endevor windows, all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type) should be presented with lists to be easily changed.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

EXTRACT function within Endevor element must provide a return code every time

RDz should be able to capture the RC returned by Endevor and translate it into a meaningful message in RDz for every ADD phase of the EXTRACT function.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

RDz - Open/Browse Copy functionality

For the SCLM perspective:While in Browse mode of an component, the functionality of Browse/Open COPY should work. This feature is currently only availabe in edit check out mode.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Local COBOL compiler for .NET

Rational Developer for System z is able to compile COBOL locally generating a Windows native DLL. This is very useful for testing. Also, it can be useful to run on a Windows server the same COBOL code running in System z. The enhancement would con...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration