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IDz DBB user build discovers dependencies only for COBOL and PLI

IDz tool will not auto select the Maclib (copybook library) for ALC modules when trying to run the DBB user build wizard setup. We have to manually select it each time to start the DBB configuration. (Works for cobol but no for ALC)
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

Parenthesis are not highlighted in IDz COBOL editor (compared to TSO)

In TSO (ISPF editor), when parenthesis number is not rational (insufficient or in excess), the problematic parenthesis is highlighted in pink. In IDz (COBOL editor), there is no highlighted for this exact same problem. We wish we can have a clear ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Future consideration

IDz - Extending JCL Property Group

IDz works with Property Groups in order to be able to detect for instance copybooks. This should be enhanced for JCL members so we can use the include. This does work for remote members, but we need it as well for elements in the Project Explorer,...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Future consideration

Code folding in Cobol Editor

Provide code folding feature in the cobol editor. This means there is an ability to hide from view all the statements between an IF and its matching END-IF or ELSE as the case maybe. Also could apply to EVALUATE/WHEN.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Z/OS Automated Unit testing -Automatically suppressing CRRDG7033E while generating code coverage report

Multiple pop up windows open with the following error "CRRDG7033E Results were not produced because no debug information was contained in the modules or all modules were excluded." while generating code coverage reports. The error shows up even wi...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Code Coverage 1 Future consideration

Support Endevor v19 on CARMA plugin

We saw in the below documentation that the supported Endevor version under IDZ v16 CARMA plugin is 16/17/18: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/16.0?topic=workspace-from-ca-endevor-software-change-manager-scm " Supported Releases of CA ...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Future consideration

Implement support for Deleting / Renaming RCE host sessions

When performing Window->Editor->Clone on a RCE session it will duplicate the current RCE session and you can name the new session what ever you like. This can be done several times to create multiple RCE sessions. The next time a user opens ...
11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Emulator 1 Future consideration

Jira Integration in IDz

I would like to have an integration of Atlassian Jira within the IDE (thus Eclipse - please make it available in all your Eclipse based IDEs).Having this, I would be able to connect the ID of a Jira artifact into the user SCM sofware solution.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Program Analyzer should install custom rules in writeable USS folder and not in usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr

Currently, the Program Analyzer is installed in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg. This location is read-only, so we cannot save our own rules in /usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr. The usr/lpp/IBM/akg/cr folder should be moved to a writable location (perhaps /var/...). As a wor...
6 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

Automation to import workspace settings between versions of IDz

Thru this RFE, request IBM team to consider providing an option that can help to migrate settings from past work space to the new work space. In the current world, we recommend develops to either 1) make a copy of their existing work space and use...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

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