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Support for DBCS characters with Host code page:IBM-1399/Local code page:CP943 in z Systems Data Editor

Support for DBCS characters with Host code page:IBM-1399/Local code page:CP943 in z Systems Data Editor.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

RDZ needs to support panels and groups for use with SDF2

Uploading RDz changes into SDF II. Want CICS screen changes made in RDz able to be loaded into SDF II libraries to keep code consistent. This will allow users to make CICS screen coding changes in SDF II and RDZ. This means RDz needs to support pa...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Require to expose the CARMA Endevor API

We want the API allow self developed Eclipse plugin to call the existing CARMA Endevor interface.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

recovery for files edited with carma quick edit

when editing in RDZ 9.5.1 or earlier a member from CARMA, there is no recovery for the file.and no history .
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

DSGVO

If you open files on the MVS-System and close the IDE, the files are *not* recovered after restarting it. Tabs are open but without content.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

job naming standards which is not based on the USERID

As far as I know for the CRABATCA job, RDz will only support <USERID> or you can hardcode the JOBNAME. The CUSTOMER has job naming standards which is not based on the <USERID>. but on other parameters relates to job and department.They...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Not under consideration

Resolve Copybooks Within MVS Subproject Natively

Please refer to Service request number 56700,379,000. I understand the dilemma of what to do when the copybook is found in multiple subproject datasets (based on my use case) and my expectation is if that were to occur the user would get the simil...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz client user needs to be able to specify how <JOBNAME> substitution is handled, especially since USERID is not the default

RDz user needs a way to specify how property group <JOBNAME> substitution takes place in generated jobs. Customer would like <JOBNAME> to be resolved with the user's USERID. Currently the <JOBNAME> is resolved from HLQ of the sou...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Allow the creation of custom COBOL code quality rules for makros

COBOL code quality rules check only COBOL code. They do not check code generated by the preprocessor (rfe 77829). And it is not possible to create custom code quality rules to check the code that is replaced by the preprocessor. The custom makro c...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Ability to see the list of approvers and approval status for an Endevor package

In Endevor, users have the ability to set approvals for a package. This requirement is to allow a user in RDz/CARMA to see the status of approvals.
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Not under consideration