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LangX - LDD %CU

Add %CU to the LDD command to load the current csect without having to type the name of the csect : can be used in a command file.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Playback functionality from Eclipse interface

Today if we debug with Eclipse interface against Debug Tool the playback commands are not supported. We would like to have this functionality from the eclipse interface.
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 2 Delivered

Debug Tool Tracing Capabilities

Debug Tool provides some basic levels of tracing to the log. However, much of the tracing requires a programmable file, and most users will not attempt to create a USE file, and debug the commands to provide tracing. In addition, some of the comma...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Route Cobol DISPLAY data to DEBUG Log

Users have has requested that Cobol Display data (SYSOUT) be routed to the Debug Tool Log, where it is visible when testing. Apparently one of their error routines will display data, and at that point they wish to take an action. However, this is ...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 4 Delivered

Confirmation message on panel EQAPTPRM - Option 6 under Debug Tools

When using option 6, - Debug Tool User Exit Data Set - Modify the data set used by user exit during program initialization, a user enters data into the panel EQAPTPRM, and press Enter, or PF3, no confirmation message is provided that the data ente...
over 12 years ago in Debug for z/OS 3 Delivered

Provide 'Compare with Local history' for members in Remote Systems view

Within the COBOL and also all further editors, the context menu provides these two actions: > Compare with local history> Replace with local history. For a file within the remote systems view, there is only "Replace with local history" avail...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

Documentation should indicate how to configure BIDI for a DB2 connection

IDz knowledge center page https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_15.0.0/com.ibm.etools.zide.cmn.doc/topics/azddb2con_2.html does not indicate that BIDI needs to be set on a DB2 connection to correctly display Hebrew
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 1 Delivered

Editor enhancement : better handling of column 72

Copy these 2 lines to the lpex editor: dcl y fixed bin(31); /* TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST */ Place the cursor after ?;? in the first line.Press delete. It preserves the 27 blanks giving us: dcl y fixed bin(31); /* TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST ...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Delivered

Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for Undo and Redo

Hello,<br /><br />what about implementing the Windows (and Linux) default shortcuts for undo typing (CTRL+Z) and redo typing (CTRL+Y) within all editors including LPEX, Java, Cobol or PL1 editor?<br /><br />It's very annoyi...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Improve performance when opening filters with number of datasets

Following PMR# 13142,031,724 and APAR PM83984, further performance improvement when opening large filters on the Remote Systems explorer view could be obtained by using Catalog Search Interface (CSI) instead of the current implementation. CGI is a...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Delivered