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Feed of Mainframe Build-Results from Menu-Manager initiated REXX Build

When executing our own build by use of a Menu-Manager command (which executes a REXX on the mainframe and then submits the Build JCL/Job) we would heaviliy need a way to transfer back (i.e. integrate) the accumulated build messages into the RDz Re...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 4 Not under consideration

Make available toggle comment in LPEX-Editor as like as in Eclipse

Make available the 'toggle comment' in LPEX-Editor as like as in Eclipse instead of or additional to 'comment' and 'uncomment' Eclipse users which are also using RDZ are a little bit confused about the missing functionality
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 7 Not under consideration

Incompatibility between WPS and WD/z - Random data in the COBOL fields associated with the missing tags from WPS

We use WDforZ to produce a WSDL and adapter programs for SOAP for CICS communications with WebSphere Process Server (WPS). We have found that WPS does not always send all the XML tags from the WSDL file (sometimes if there is nothing to send, star...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

The ability to disable Content Assist

We would like deactivate the PLI Content Assist permanently in RDz 7.5.1 Server or RDz 7.5.1/RDz 7.5.0 Client. We would like a option of disabling Content Assist for Rational Developer for System z.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

RDz's Menu Manager for Zions Bank Enhancement #5

Extend Menu Manager's ability to markup and execute Dialog Manager apps, CLISTS and User created ISPF macros.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Create member filter on partitioned datasets

We have huge datasets for copybooks (more than 25.000 copybooks in one dataset). It would be useful to have the ability to set a filter on a pds dataset (po and library), so that only this copybooks will shown, which are in the filter.
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

new icon to jump to Host emulator quickly

now to open the Host emulator, customer must from the Remote System, right click on MVS Files --> Host Connection Emulator.Cust would like an icon to be added to the same view (like the one: Defining a connection to a remote system).
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

RDz projects should not disappear from user workspace when resources are moved by the source management application

The following text is taken from the IBM answer in PMR 08907,300,624 Currently RDz has no way of knowing what happened to the files when they are moved by a different application and so we remove the reference from our subprojects. We can look int...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

LPEX Editor support for inline copybook expansion

Currently in the LPEX Editor, if a COBOL program has COPY statements you can either do a Browse Copy Member or Open Copy Member to view the contents of the copybook. This is opened in a another view / window. It would provide better context if inl...
over 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Automate Population of zOS Properties

RDz needs a wizard where the user specifies a job output residing in JES where the data sets required for zOS properties are identified and populated into a new Property Group or an existing property group.
almost 16 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration