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RDz COBOL Real Time Syntax Check should detect mis-positioned source elements

In the following sample the code is in error but the Real Time Syntax Check (RTSC) does not detect the problem. A Local Syntax Check or compile will produce an error about the initialize y starting in section A. RTSC should also report an error. I...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Insert current timestamp using RDzs DB2 Table Editor

With QMF, I can type CURRENT_TIMESTAMP and insert the current timestamp value into a TIMESTAMP column. I can't do that RDzs DB2 table editor
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Display SQL results in a larger window in RDzs Data Perspective

When I execute an SQL within the Data Perspective of RDz, 1) The results are not displayed by default. Instead the execution time is displayed.2) The results window is hidden in a small frame in the lower right corner.It would be nice if a new tab...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Key Mapping Improvements

I am submitting this on behalf of a customer per their request. Increasing the key mapping capabilities for the RDz Host Connection Emulator so that it moves closer to that of HOD or PCOMM, starting with mapping of Ctrl keys.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Rdz non round tripable characters

In a rdz plugin, when copying a file from z/os to a local folder, we need information on non roundtripable character available via the java API.Especially ebcdic 25 values translated to ascii 0A.
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

RDZ Should honor mainframe violations limit

we are running rdz76 and had a user get multiple security violations until they reached the violation limit at which time we recevied 130 additional multiple Excessive Violations messages before the user stopped of his own accord. On zos, if a use...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Remote Java develop capability on RDz

Remote Edit : Enable JDT features including content assist for the remote Java files Remote Compile / build : Compile & error feedback to developerRemote debugging : Debug java applications remotely
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Submit jcl by drag and drop in the remote system view

You can submit a jcl by choosing submit in the contextmenu in the remote systems view. I think it would be nice to submit a jcl by just dragging it in the JES tree in the remote sytems view. Submitting a jcl by following these steps:- left mouse c...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Modify RDz to allow breakpoints to be set outside of a debug session.

Recently, while attempting to resolve a tech support issue (PMR 62618,756) it was discovered that breakpoints cannot be set in code unless the code is already stopped at an execution point (i.e. - The compiled source code is already executing unde...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Allow control of margins and fonts when printing out JES output

When trying to print job output data from SDSF you can bring up the output in RDz. This output is 133 characters wide. When you attempt to print it there is no way to change the margins or shrink the size of the text so that the output can be prin...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration