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Carma endevor - extracting members

When extracting a member using endevor we need to be able to specify where the association is taking place. This could be done with a default setup. In most shops we extract a member from Production but are not allowed to update production. We nee...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Allow debugger to display source when debug perspective is not the main perspective

I am opening this RFE on behalf of my customer CACEIS BANK. Here is the description:If the user sets the Preferences for opening a new perspective in a new window and then starts debugging an application, the edit view will not show the source in ...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

LPEX member compare should be more eclipselike

LPEX editor's member compare is completely useless. The only possibility is to compare a opened member against a local file.Why can't we compare two remote files, let's say a development version against a production version?And the look and feel o...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Support self-defined codepage table for file transfer in RDz

Now RDz can only allow casual file transfer between host and PC by simple drag & drop (or copy & paste). We hope RDz to enhance to support the following file transfer option: Allow self define codepage table during file transfer
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Open and edit files larger than 50 thousand lines with SQLx editor

Allow SQLx editor be able to open a large file (more than 40 thousand SQL INSERT statements) and edit the file.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Create Job Summary view in RDz similar to IOF Job Summary in TSO

Using IOF Job Summary is a staple for mainframe developers. Typically, we edit JCL, submit jobs, and go to IOF to view results. Most of the time we require a quick view of JCL Steps, return codes, and related comments such as abend codes and Execu...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

'Support Error Feedback' contradictory messages

When I use ELAXFCOP PROC and check 'Support Error Feedback' box, the message tell me that operation can not be performed because error feedback is not supported when either the DB2 pre-compiler or CICS translator option is set. But when I deselect...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

RDZ DATABASE Overview Diagram

After saving the overview diagram, you cannot open the saved file for edit.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Generate more meaningful COBOL names from wsdl when using top down Web Services

When generating COBOL from wsdl, data element names may exceed the maximum number of characters allowed by COBOL. There are two options currently available for shortening the names to an allowable length: truncating on the left or on the right. Ne...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

RAA - consolidate screens for 'Collect Inventory' to 1 or 2

Having eight screens is really too much - to keep pressing 'Next' all the time. For example, one screen for 'site' (that you don't normally change anyway), then one screen to specify directory and so on. 1 or 2 screens would be enough. And all the...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

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