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    Local preprocessors in IDz: provide a property for the location of the BuildOutput folder

    We are developing sources in IDz in combination with GIT repositories that are cloned in the workspace. When you invoke the preprocessor (for PL/1) in your editor, then the tools automatically created a BuildOutput folder in the top-level our yo...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

    JMR function is not available in RDz

    JMR function which will display all the previous runs(days,months, years) of production jobs is not available in RDz
    about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

    Code review in batch for a pipeline so slow that it can't be used

    I've set up and been configuring AKGCR, Code Review, in batch to be used in our cobol pipeline.On zos we are using idz 14.2.1 and on the client we are using 14.2.1.1When I submit my jcl it takes a couple of minutes to complete, even though it is a...
    over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

    Add scoll bars to IDz Program Control editor windows

    With Program Control Flow editor, there are no scroll bars on the right or bottom of the view. These would allow one to at least be able to scroll when the sizing and focus don't work.
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

    Adding filtering capabilities to the TDI datasets

    In an SMU widget you can choose different Omegamon datasets, but there is a difference between the TDI datasets and the original datasets. If you choose the TDI datasets there are no filter options (filter on 'Managed System Name' and no 'Prelimin...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Service Management Unite 0 Future consideration

    IDz: Allow IDZ user build variables to be generated from RTC language definition/translator instead of manually via IDz Prefs

    In an IDz user build, DDNAMEs using variables as STEP RCs in a build have to be defined manually in the context of the z/os project.Normally, the STEPS and initBuild are defined as properties of the language definition by navigating to IDz Window/...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Future consideration

    Option to disable automatic file association.

    Provide an option to disable the automatic file association that is done when opening a file that does not meet any z/OS File Mapping criteria. Since the PMR ID field above doesn't accept the new TS ID format, here it is: TS002715273
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

    Graph generated using 'Program Control Flow' feature in ides to be exported as PDF

    Using 'Program Control Flow' feature in iDz would be good to have a function that allows to export graph not only as svg or png, but also as PDF.
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

    SAVE AS in MFS editor will not save to remote system

    SAVE AS - customer opens remote MFS file in a PDS. He does a File -> SAVE AS and gets a UI to choose the location of the save. None of the choices are the remote zOS connections. The only choices are local. However, performing the same action i...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

    IDz program control editor next/last should be in program order

    When using IDz Program Control editor, the Previous/Next buttons should flow through the diagram programmatically.Currently, they move alphabetically/numerically.
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

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