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Limit the " Collect Logs " to one day

Often, when we try to use the " Collect Logs " function, the process doesn't end due to a timeout an hour later : we have a big audit.log and the function is way too long. Is it possible to search in audit.log only the logs of the day to optimize ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

mapping left Ctrl key

in ISPF left Ctrl = reset, right Ctrl = Enter. In Rdz you cannot map Ctrl only in preferences --> General --> Keys. And you cannot make a diff between left and right.A solution could be to allow left and right Ctrl in the binding field.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 8 Delivered

Possibility to use "?" to add Member Mapping character by character

As it's possible on filters in MVS Files, we want the possibilty to add a member mapping in z/OS File System Mapping and filter character by character with "?" like for example "M??????" (mapping only for programs/copybooks on 7 characters beginin...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

JMON: extra informations needed

In RDz, "Remote System Details" some extra informations available in SDSF DA should be added be added: . STEPNAME : to see what the job is currently doing . IO : a counter for I/O done at an instant t . CPU-TUME : to figure out what the actuel CPU...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

IDz missing Code Metrics functionality for PL/I

In RDz and IDz, the ability to run metrics on PL/I code is not available. This same functionality is available in COBOL, but not an option to identify dead code for PL/I code. We are needing this functionality to address our overall Mainframe needs.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

ZUnit: Testing file I/O by specifying only a data set name

For a test of file I/O with large files (approx. 1 million entries/lines), the specification of the dataset name in the case editor is possible. The file contents are not transferred to the test case editor to avoid a heap space of the IDE.For the...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Automating cached files cleaning

I would like to have the cached files deletion to be handled automatically within RDz client V9.5.1 to avoid any files crash behavior, probably due with cached files.
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Possibilty to hide BADHEX messages in Audit logs

The possibility to hide the numerous BADHEX messages in audit.log
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Property Group Global Variables indicating the processing environment

Please provide a Global Variable in PropertyGroups to support differentiation between "Build a Test Case" in zUnit und "Remote Syntax Check". This is necassary in order to initialize different logic in the corresponding members of "Procedures and ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Cobol editor should prevent "save" action if data is entered after column 80

Customer is running RTC 602 and RDz 951. When a developer types Cobol source after column 80 with COBOL Editor, the save action and the RTC check-in/Deliver are permitted. When compiling with RTC, the translator ends in error with a truncation err...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Delivered