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Add a message box indicating that no remote file synchronization is possible

When requesting a remote synchronization with no remote file, there is no indication that it can not be performed. This behavior is inherited from the team synchronization functionality from Eclipse. Eclipse indicates there isn't a remote file by ...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Is a defect

Content Assist not available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z.

Content Assist (CTRL-Space) is not currently available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z. We would like this functionality because we think it would be very beneficial to have the Content Assist feature available on these tabs...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

limit the password length in Rational Developer for System z

When customer is useig 6 - 8 characters limited password. Unlimit password length of logon prompter can cause the user error. Length limiting in preference is required by customer's security policy.
almost 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz should permit copy+paste (drag-and-drop) of a PDS member to a PS file

RDz should permit copy+paste (drag-and-drop) of a PDS member to a PS file
almost 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 5 Not under consideration

The LPEX Editor in RDz has the search and replace facility with the CTRL-F key which has to be displayed correctly.

When the LPEX Editor is open with a source and the view is not maximized there is a problem with the display of the CTRL-F function. A piece of the LPEX view is reserved to show the options of the Search facility. However, when the LPEX view is to...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Initialize the commarea input in CICS WS Handler for the omitted and required SOAP request elements

If the Web Services client does not build the complete SOAP request message for the required element, the arbitrary values (invalid data) is passed to the CICS program. So, initialization of commarea in the handler is necessary before put this int...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Not under consideration

Second Editor opens for linked Source after double-click in the remote error list

Second LPEX-Editor in a different project is opened of the same source. The first editor is opened in the project in which I am working with a <<linked>> Source. That is as expected. After syntaxcheck I get errors in the list ?Remote E...
almost 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

RDz OMVS Root

I would like to set a default OMVS Root directory for RDz 7.5 Users when I start the RSE job. Product currently defaults to /.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Remembering last opened files

At the moment WDz doesn't remember the last opened files by the developer. When the developer closes WDz and starts it again, he cannot see the latest files he was working with. It would be very helpful when WDz would open all the files which were...
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow the generated CEEUOPT DebugTool option to be customised

The CEEXOPT generated macro contains standard settings that are not always appropriate, for example, test level (ALL although ERROR is sometimes required; the default TCPIP address may be incorrect).
about 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration