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Removing the "save" operation when doing a Local Syntax Check

Currently, when doing a Local Syntax Check, there is first a save operation of the source to be controlled before the checking.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Seeing procedures in outline when inside an Include

When using the PL/1 editor in RDz it would be really nice if it was possible to get Procedures which is located inside an include to be shown in the ouline view, just as any other procedure. The ordering should just be the same as where the includ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

The LPEX opens some members in packed format

Some members of PDS datasets (JCL, LOAD, PARAM) were edited using the option PACK ON under MVS.. The LPEX opens these members in packed format, not readable. We cannot issue the command PACK OFF under RDz
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide GUI screen showing all ports that may be configured along which one have been configured

I would like to see a single screen available that lists all ports that can be configured, along with which ones have values assigned coupled with an explanation alongside of the use of that port. This screen should preferably allow the change of ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Integrating RDZ and RTC

Our Customer uses the RDZ for editing the files in MVS Mainframe and requested that integrated with RTC control and storage activities in SCM. We follow the guidance published in But we realize the following integration scenario:Since the moment y...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

RDz, copy from FileManager on mainframe to Excel on local

Today, when a customer does a copy/paste from mainframe, the raw data are copied. The customer is using File Manager with the Eclipse plug-in. The FM copy function has only the mainframe as target. The RDz copy function does not take the FM format...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

SQL and XQuery Builder : better support of Spuffi editing

When editing an SQL file coming from a PDS (LRECL 80) with SQL and XQuery Editor, there is no message preventing you that you exceed the column 80.It could be useful to set a preferences to limit to a specific size, to show a limit line, maybe to ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Support migration for CA-Disk

I am opening this request for enhancement on behalf of my customer "Insurance Services Office":In RDz, migrating a data set from CA is currently not supported.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

(in the Data Tools) Get rid of Return All Rows - or allow sites to remove via Preferences

In the Data Tools - the "Return all rows" option is dangerous, for z/OS shops. This is because - typically, z/OS DB2 databases measure in the 10's of thousands to low million rows. Often with 100s of columns. Return all rows does not have a Prefer...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Need LPEX/ISPF F5/F6 combination to behave like TSO

When I use F5/F6 on ISPF, the F5 finds an occurence, and F6 changes that (found) occurence. In RDz F5 finds an occurence, but pressing F6 finds and changes the NEXT occurence - not the current occurence.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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