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Show value of named constants in Compiler listing, extended.

This is an extended version of delivered RFE 54026 (Show value of named constants in Compiler listing). We, in advance, want also show CHAR and Picture Values, as the are sometimes also not direct viewable in the source.Examples: DCL KO_PI01 PIC'Z...
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 2 Delivered

Advanced RULES(NOUNREF)

For Quality of Source, we would like to have a Compilermessage not only for Unreferenced Automatic Variables, but also for all other unreferenced types.Please always check the usage. IF the rules are true, put a compilermessage out instead to the ...
almost 9 years ago in PL/I Compilers 5 Delivered

Include same MD5 signature in load module as in dwarf data

Include in the load module the same MD5 signature that the compiler is currently writing to the DWARF data and in so doing allow verification of matching load module and DWARF data. Needed for Cobol 5+.
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Add zUnit support for Entry Statements

Currently, when trying to generate a zUnit test case on modules with ENTRY statements, the linkage isn't populated and the wizard is not usable. I have attached screenshots of the module we're trying to generate a test case for and what zUnit look...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

Provide additional Dojo Mobile capabilities

Rational Business Developer release 9.0.1 brought us the first officially supported Dojo Mobile capabilities in EGL. It was a great start. Additional capabilities are needed before software developers can utilize EGL to develop commercial products...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 3 Delivered

Update annotations via API

Annotations on artifacts and AD projects should be able to be changed via an API. Currently, annotations can only be set and changed via the preprocessor step in the Build Client or manually in the IDE integration. If annotation represents meta in...

Add compression when importing volumes

Add compression when importing volumes
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Certificat usage when using the IMPORT function.

User and Certificat usage ability when using the IMPORT function.
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Deleting Images on FTP server

In ZDT V12 is impossible to delete the old images on FTP server.
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Suppress empty tags with option indicator

We think the combination of (a) option to suppress empty tags and (b) hex'00' low value, if both combinations are true, then suppress. So conversely if the blanks, and zeros are validate values. This is so that calling applications don't have to s...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered