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Convert tab to x'05' when copying data from notepad to LPEX editor

When we copy some statements in word document or notepad to the LPEX editor which contains some "tab", it will become the x'05' characters once saving it to host. It will lead to syntax error and hard to identify the problem. Could LPEX editor be ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Webservice in RDz: -INC is not recognized by the web service generator wizard

When creating a new CICS web service using the "Enterprise Service Tool" bottom-up approach, the process is based on a Cobol or PL/1 program.During the process, the program is syntax checked and any errors will stop the process. In Danske Bank we ...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

export feature updated to correctly use the same format of the DB2 datatype for timestamp which is '2500-01-01-12.00.00.00000

Issue with the exporting of information out of Data Studio - when the result comes back as a timestamp (see TAX_LOT_ID and CLOSE_TAX_LOT_ID below), the date and time are separated by a space. When you export to excel, it can't figure out where the...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

The findText function in the ISPF/LPEX editor does not behave like the FIND command in the ISPF editor.

The find command in the ISPF/LPEX should work with only one column specified like the ISPF editor command. Mainframe programmers familiar with the ISPF editor expect similar functionality out of the ISPF/LPEX find command.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Autosave in PL/I and JCL editor

In LPEX there are an autosave facility. This is not the case for PL/I and JCL editors. Our users want this feature because they want a local save of the file in the editor. In z/OS Project we use mainframe files, but an autosave should go to the d...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RDz should facilitate easier export/import specific test data from DB2 databases.

Rational Developer for System z should facilitate to export specifictest data from source (dev/test) databases and import this data intotarget (test/dev) databases. Currently the database Export/Import functionality is aimed at savingand restoring...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz CARMA support long file name in Endevor

RDz does not yet have support for CA Endevor long names, it can now only support up to 10 characters. However Endevor allow long file name since v7 in 2005. All the existing long file name element in Endevor cannot be interface with CARMA now.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

handle PL/I constructs/macros without preprocessing

This request is a follow up on PMR# 76639,010,678 Currently, the real-time syntax check gives errors for some specific PL/I constructs or macros. It can be solved by adding the MACRO option and by running the preprocessor through "Identified using...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Provide icon hoverover feature to reduce learning curve times.

It would be great if there was the ability to see more information about what each and every icon represents when a mouse hoverover is performed. Being used to a greenscreen world all of my career, getting in and using RDz in Eclipse has been chal...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

RDz Host Connection Emulator font type

We would like to set/change the RDz Host Connection Emulator font type.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration