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Automatically Determine Host User ID When Connecting to a Remote System via Certificate Authentication

In z/OS Explorer, all Remote System connection types (FTP, SSH, z/OS, etc.) are by default set to the user ID of the workstation that the client is installed on. To change the Default ID for various connections a user can navigate to Windows/Prefe...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

Remote file not found - show hint message

I open a remote cobol file and add a bookmark for it.Then I close the editor. Now I delete the file on the mainframe.When I try to open the deleted file by double clicking on the bookmark, the following exception is thrown in the logfile.See bookm...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered

Make export of RDz RSE connection similar to export Host Connections

Add ability to export RDz RSE connections like you can export z/os Explorer host connections selecting more than one connection at a time.
almost 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Display VSAM Alt Index and Path Information

Alternate index and Path VSAM file information does not appear in the RSE view. All of these show on ISPF 3.4 when search for AAA.BBB.CC*VSAM Cluster AAA.BBB.CCCData component AAA.BBB.CCC.DATAIndex component AAA.BBB.CCC.INDEXAlt index AAA.BBB.CCC....
over 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Addition of "Search text in file" menu option in JES Spool Editor

Please include the "Search text in file" menu option when right clicking inside the new JES Spool Editor view in IDz. This feature is available in other editors but do not currently appear in the JES Spool Editor. In the LPEX editor which used to ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Dynamically limit the Remote Monitor view poll interval when it results in huge results sets

In the Remote Monitor view -> Retrieved jobs, check Poll Wait Inteval set to minimum, msg "Fetching children of retrieved jobs" pops up every 5 seconds in the lower right corner when the result set is huge (example, when user does not filter JE...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Thai Language supports on IDz Eclipse.

Thai characters in dataset and JCL cannot display under z/OS Project Perspective.We could not find code page IBM-838
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

Add ability to add code page as "IBM01047"

A z/os Explorer customer also uses File Manager with a Microsoft Focus plugin.The plugin does not read the code page as IBM-1047.Instead the code page has to be in this format, IBM01047.
over 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Config Remote System details view generally

In remote systems details you can config which columns you want to se. When this is done it only affects for the connected user who made those columns choises.How do I config this column field generally. I will save the workspace and use it as a t...
about 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered

USS files - "canned search" is needed

It would be very nice if we can get a "canned search" option to look for files in the USS file system, similar to the option to save a search for z/OS Members.
over 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

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