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Rexx syntax highlighting in IDz

IDz LPEX editor while editing rexx code also not able to recognize double quotes spanning multiple lineFor example - ISPEXEC "LMCOPY FROMID("COPYLIB") TODATAID("SONCOPY")FROMMEM("COPYNAME") TOMEM("COPYNAME") REPLACE" This is perfectly valid statem...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Not under consideration

Vertical display of Program Control Flow diagram

Hello IBM, I'd like to display the result of the Program Control Flow vertically from top to bottom because this is more usable for exports in other documents and it saves space. (long section names steal place in a horizontal display). Thx Michael
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

SQL autocompletion

Hello, In IDZ15 we had autocompletion of column names of DB2 tables in sql scripts (see attached file Capture1.png). Can't we find the equivalent in IDZ1604?
8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Enhance the setting UI of Remote Connection Emulator (RCE)

Now there are 2 place that can configure the connection parameters (host / port, etc) in the RCE - the "Host properties" tab at the bottom - the "Session properties" button on the upper right corner Users are always getting confused for how / wher...
12 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Future consideration

Please enhance IDz so that it applies updates automatically.

Please enhance IDz so that it applies updates automatically.
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

IDz to support BMS Map Subfields.

Need IDz to be able to support the ability to have subfields like in SDF. We have many maps today that use the subfields within SDF.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Automated backup of IDz workspace

Automate the backup of IDz workspace.
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

shortcut menu manager

i implemented actions in the menu manager and i need run options to include shortcut for exemple CTR+SHIFT+2 for the action
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Needs IDz user build to support EWM dataset definition using variables

When a dataset definition in Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) is defined with a variable like ${myPrefix}.MYCPY then IDz user build doesn't resolve it and dataset is not added to the generated JCL. rsecomm log will show IDz client user build ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Future consideration

Single Sign on with RTC and IDz

We use Rational Team Concert and IBM Developer for z.Users must logon in both Systems. Passwort in IDz cannot be stored because of security.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

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