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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Allow users to move the LPEX/ISPF command line to the top of the edit window

Currently the LPEX/ISPF command line is on the bottom of the editor. Allowing users to move it to the top of the edit window will make most of them feel much at home with RDz.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

PL1&Cobol template formatting

In the new Cobol & PL1 editors, the templates you can access , either through "surround with" or by ctrl+space does not respect the capitalization rules in preferences/cobol(or PL1)/editor/formatter.Content assist does. So your only option is ...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Future consideration

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almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Support XML element and attribute names that collide with PL/I built-in function names

Missing xsd:extension base generation into PLI declare that collide with PLI built-in function names.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

RDz : change security requirements for OPERCMDS MVS.MCSOPER.JMON profile

Currently RDz requires all RDz users to have READ access to MVS.MCSOPER.JMON. We had this profile as a UACC(READ), but our corporate security guidelines do not allow that. So we've had to change the profile to UACC(NONE) and permit all RDz users t...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Have the Perform Hierarchy be able to drill into nested cobol programs.

In cobol if I have a nested program the perform Hierarchy view does not let me drill down into that code. The editor should know it is a nested cobol program and let me keep drilling down that logic path. I have to then go back to the outline view...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 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 3 Not under consideration

Cross Reference in CARMA Endevor

We would like CARMA to enhance to support SEARCH (cross referencing) function, which could fulfill the following: - search a particular text phrase that appear in any elements in Endeovr (system specific) - search and return a list of element whic...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

z/OS TCPIP/telnet signon screen doesn't show reason for invalid new password

When changing passwords in the telnet signon screen, and the new password is invalid; the message received is just New Password is invalid. It doesn't show the actual reason for being invalid (ex. TSS7111E New Password (Change) Invalid - At Least ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Cannot expand the copybooks in the outline view.

The current implementation (RDz V8.0.3.1) does not allow for expanding copybooks from the outline view.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration