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IDz Software Analyzer should work with many Programs

In IDz you can select multiple Programs in the Software Analyzer Configurations. When you for example select "Analyze selected projects" for a Project with 902 Cobol Files you will get an error. Please see Ticket "IDz Software Analyzer could not p...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Future consideration

Add "Associate Complete Program" to the RSE

In z/OS project view, "Associate Complete Program" appears when a user right clicks on a PL/I Include file or a COBOL copybook.But it is not available when a user right clicks on these types of files from the RSE view.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Provide mechanism for setting BZUEXTRA with location of loadlib dataset (PDS) containing business load module

I am opening this RFE on behalf of customer (THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP) to improve zUnit automation and generation process. Currently, zUnit does not provide an easy method for specifying the loadlib dataset (PDS) containing the test target...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

JSON Editor for IDz

Please add a JSON Editor (similar to the XML or SQL Editor)
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

No spaces after brackets by IDz COBOL formatter

Currtently the formatter (CTRL+Shift+F) inserts a blank after each opening bracket "(" oder before each closing bracket ")". This is annoying and should be at configurable.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

IDz program control editor next/last should be in program order

When using IDz Program Control editor, the Previous/Next buttons should flow through the diagram programmatically.Currently, they move alphabetically/numerically.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

zUnit: Search in the Test Case Editor

We are about to use zUnit for our existing payroll sources. But our sources have a large, automatic generated Linkage section with a lot of variables.We have the need to identify single variables to check their content (after recording) or to set ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Not under consideration

Auto Refresh Outline View on changes

Currently the "outline view" is updated only after saving a file. We would like to get it updated on each change to section names or inserting/deleting sections prior saving the file.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Not under consideration

Input / Expected Output terminology is not clear in Test Case Editor

The headlines for Input and Expected Output is confusing in the test case editor for database calls and sub program calls. The phrasing is seen from the calling program (Program under test). An “input” is input to the calling program (PROGRAMA) , ...
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

"bypass generate processor" check box on the edit/retrieve SCM endevor panel is irrelevant.

when editing or retrieving an element from endevor SCM. in the EDIT/RETRIVE pannel one of the options is :"bypass generate processor" . this check box is irrelevant. since when editing no generation should be performed. so it has to be checked wit...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

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