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Automatically Unlock keyboard and Reset X SYSTEM

Add functionality to automatically unlock keyboard and reset X SYSTEM. Utilizing this will decrease the number of times users will need to manually reset their host emulator when navigating some applications.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Rectangle selection in IDz editor

Rectangle selection is very commonly use in ISPF editor, but in IDz editor this feature is not user friendly in both LPEX and COBOL editor. In System Z LPEX Editor:- need to select in context menu or press "Alt+R" before use, it should allow users...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Code Review for C

We noticed that code review for C and C++ code is available in Rational developer for AIX and Linux, is it possible to include it on IdZ?
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

RDz - Import Software Analyzer results created during zOS batch run

Would like the ability to Import into the RDz client an xml file containing Software Analyzer results created during a zOS batch run.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Allow for different color schemes based on connection

Would like to be able to customized a unique color scheme based on a connection. Example: If I was to access a members on LPAR1 it would have a say a light blue hue background. If I was to access LPAR2 it would have a green hue background.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Expand all option in z/OS-Projects / MVS-Subprojects

We would like to have a context menu option to expand all items below the selected item in the z/OS Projects View. E.g. Right-click on a z/OS Project, MVS Subproject or a Library shall expand all sub-items
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Data Flow to include 88-clauses

The data flow tools don't measure the data flow for 88-clauses of variables although even the compiled assembler listing is identical. We expect the data flow also to handle 88-clauses as if they are a specific value of the main variable.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Request IDz Editor to support(edit) SO/SI only(no DBCS) character in file.

When an z/OS memberinclude SI/SO only fieald, IDz Editor open read only mode. There'are many customer's case that SO/SI only(no DBCS) character exists. If IDz editor's Operability is same as ISPF editor,IDz will very useful many customers.(editabl...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Expand the capabilities of the Push to Client Features supported in IBM Developer for z/OS

The following link lists the currently supported configuration items that are supported with the IDz Push to Client feature. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/15.0?topic=configuration-planning-push-client-environment This is a request ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

IDz Syntax Check Facility with Preprocessor

We set up the Syntax Check Facility as described in knowledge Center. The remote error lists is populated with Compiler Messages, but Points to a remote file. We excpect the link to the file in the local z- Component Project. We use a preprocessin...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration