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Add zUnit support for Entry Statements

Currently, when trying to generate a zUnit test case on modules with ENTRY statements, the linkage isn't populated and the wizard is not usable. I have attached screenshots of the module we're trying to generate a test case for and what zUnit look...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

Include same MD5 signature in load module as in dwarf data

Include in the load module the same MD5 signature that the compiler is currently writing to the DWARF data and in so doing allow verification of matching load module and DWARF data. Needed for Cobol 5+.
almost 9 years ago in COBOL Compilers 2 Delivered

Provide additional Dojo Mobile capabilities

Rational Business Developer release 9.0.1 brought us the first officially supported Dojo Mobile capabilities in EGL. It was a great start. Additional capabilities are needed before software developers can utilize EGL to develop commercial products...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 3 Delivered

Update annotations via API

Annotations on artifacts and AD projects should be able to be changed via an API. Currently, annotations can only be set and changed via the preprocessor step in the Build Client or manually in the IDE integration. If annotation represents meta in...

Add compression when importing volumes

Add compression when importing volumes
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Certificat usage when using the IMPORT function.

User and Certificat usage ability when using the IMPORT function.
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Deleting Images on FTP server

In ZDT V12 is impossible to delete the old images on FTP server.
over 6 years ago in Z Development and Test Environment 2 Delivered

Suppress empty tags with option indicator

We think the combination of (a) option to suppress empty tags and (b) hex'00' low value, if both combinations are true, then suppress. So conversely if the blanks, and zeros are validate values. This is so that calling applications don't have to s...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS Connect 3 Delivered

Provide a new CARMA setting to disable automatic ENQ lock on elements

Beginning with IDz server v14.0, CARMA automatically issues an ENQ lock when editing an element. This introduces a problem later down stream for some customers with the "Preview JCL" option when the user attempts to perform a CARMA "Save and Gener...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

Improve function to suppress writing x'99' logs for updates conducted by IIDR Target Server

MUFG bank is planning replication in both direction ( Source <-> Target) using IIDR for IMS , so the settings to enable write out of x'99' log is same for Target System and Source System.However within the x'99' log, the logs which are writt...
over 6 years ago in IMS Database Manager / Fast Path 2 Delivered