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IDz code coverage_Ent PL/I compiler optimize option support

System: core banking systemActor: developers of core banking system applicationsMUFG bank is considering using IDz for its test of PL/I migration project to migrate PL/I compiler to the latest one (Ent PL/I v5.x). MUFG bank is using the PL/I compi...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

About Windows server support for RDz V9.5

I would like to introduce RDz V9.5, but since Windows server 2008 R2 is not supported, I would like you to support it.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

About support of RDz V9.1

We are planning to upgrade to z / OS V 2.3, but since RDz V 9.1 is not supported, can you support z / OS V 2.3 with RDz V 9.1 .
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Product usage reporting (IDZ, z/OS explorer, ..)

We would like to be able to track who is using what product (IDZ, z/OS Explorer, Data studio, CICS explorer, MQ explorer , ....).At least, we would like to know that someone is using an IDZ licence (or RDZ, ...)
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Animator feature in Application Discovery

Request for animator-like feature in Application Discovery that allows users of the Analyst client to step thru the program source code as if they are in debugging mode. When decision point is reached such as IF/ELSE condition, the system will pau...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

provide patched Eclipse source bundles

IDz 14 is based on Eclipse 4.4.2, but IBM patched the Eclipse platform bundles, therefore the official Eclipse source bundles do not match the Eclipse binary bundles used by IDz 14.This RFE is to ask IBM to provide the source bundles corresponding...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Clarify and make configurable the ways to load dependencies in RDz user build

In the user build definition dialog, included in IDz 14.0.0.3, on the 2nd page of the wizard, you select the files to load. There are 2 checkboxes: - Discover the pending changes to load fir building "xxx.cbl"- Discover the dependancies to load fo...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

In IBM Debugger for z/OS allow -qtrace option to collect debugger engine trace to include folder names with space

In Windows > Preferences > Run/Debug > Compiled Debug > IBM z/OS Debugger preferences, in the Additional command line options field, allow -qtrace option accept a folder name containing space.
about 7 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
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Browsing the file is taking lot of time

Viewing and Browsing the sequencial file in RDz is taking lot of time.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration