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z/OS Explorer

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Direct access to members and datasets using Menu Manager

Menu Manager should have the ability to directly open members and datasets in editor or give a result set in Remote Console with a list of clickable links to members and datasets from which the user can open then in editor. For example the respons...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Delivered

Enable Export of RSE filters also when Filter Pools are active.

The export function for filters in the Remote Systems Explorer should export ALL filters, no matter on which connection or in which filter pool they are.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Errors in rsecomm logs when debugger is not active

To avoid error messages in rsecomm logsit should be possible to set the debugger manager.jar as comment in the RSE configuration file: rsed.envvars:#CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$RSE_LIB/debug_miner.jar This, to avoid loading the debug manager and therefo...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 5 Delivered

JES Filter Strings - combine variable &USERID with a constant

The filter string for JES is already support the variable &USERID . Unfortunately I can not combine this variable with a constant. Example: my user id is FRED. If I now want to filter all jobs with the job name FREDX this does not work. &am...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

Adding support for STOP RESAPI server

When I issue the command "P RSEAPI" nothing happens. All the RSEAPI related tasks do not come down.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 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...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered

Add IBMCAC security provider to RDz/z/os Explorer client

This customer has had an ongoing need to be able to access certificates from the MS-CAPI keystore (also used for SmartCard support) when using Client Certificates authentication when connecting to RSE. IBM has a security provider with the name IBM...
about 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Warn if creating Data Sets, that can't be used with ISPF Editor

Please add a warning when allocating a data set in remote systems view with a) LRECL>32760 for fixedb) LRECL > 32756 for variablec) BLKSIZE <> 0 or no exact multiple of LRECL for F / LRECL+4 for V
about 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 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....
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Browse Datasets of retrieved jobs

When viewing a retrieved Job in RDz (9.5.1.4) there is no possibility to view datasets / members which are present in the Job.If a .jcl-file is edited, datasets/members can be viewed (on hover) if the according dataset/library is stated in the pro...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered