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RDz : Customizing Host Connection Emulator

Some users ask us to be able of changing screen parameters like font/size/colors and adding the ruler on the cursor in the "Host Connection Emulator" as it exists in PCOM (CTRL + Home for the hotkey for the last one cf. attached files for the para...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Recognize boolean data element in COBOL editor

Recognize boolean data element in COBOL editorPlease see attached file for details
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Add a "No Signout" option to the edit CARMA action (Endevor)

When using the edit action on an element that is currently locked, CARMA stops with the error "RETURN CODE: 0012 REASON CODE: 0000 ERROR MESSAGE: C1G0503E ELEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE - RESERVED BY PKG ". I would like to be able to edit a copy of this l...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

IDz Cobol editor to have ability to open files from copybook declaration

File declaration in the copybook is requested to be hyperlinked to allow easy and direct access to the output or input datasets.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

provide patched Eclipse source bundles

IDz 14 is based on Eclipse 4.4.2, but IBM patched the Eclipse platform bundles, therefore the official Eclipse source bundles do not match the Eclipse binary bundles used by IDz 14.This RFE is to ask IBM to provide the source bundles corresponding...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Mark occurrences of variables also on variable copy statements

IDz doesn't mark occurrences, when the variable is used as replacement in a COPY/REPLACE statement in the procedure division. Please see the attachment. Especially chapter 3
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

Adding a timeout feature in IDz

We have developers reporting that when a program is in edit mode then the component will show up as locked. There are several times, devs forgot to close the programs and the releases cannot be deployed unless the devs go in IDz and close the prog...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Endevor quick edit - look alike

"Quick Edit. I am not sure how others are seeing quick edit work. Here are my thoughts. What goes on behind the covers doesn't matter. What I want to see is a stream lined process. Pulling in default values from the existing members is critical fo...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Support for REXX development

Add full support for the REXX language in RDz including content assist, source formatting, and syntax checking.
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

IDz Table views to have filters directly in column and provide search for tables

Direct filters on columns will provide quick results which sometimes is what's only needed. Same with the ability to quickly search a Table.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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