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Show SQL results in the SQL Results view in the Data Pespective if Data Perspective is opened in a new window

Allow the result of running a SQL script be displayed in the SQL Results view associated with the Data Perspective even if the Data Perspective is opened in a new window.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Option to download entire product bookshelves in addition to individual manuals

I would like to be able to download, via a single download, the entire grouping of PDF manuals related to a given product or "z/OS VxRyy and Software Products Collection", including an HTML index with the names of the manuals similar to the index ...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

Carma Versioning

In CARMA, a module could have multiple versions showing in the HISTORY. Examples. 1.00, 1.01, 1.02. 1.03. Now, if I want to go back to version 1.01 as my current version, I have to retreive it, modify, and , add it back to create version 1.04. Can...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Enhance RDz COBOL unicode support and character filtering

Please enhance RDz COBOL unicode support, so that it takes advantage of recent improvements in the COBOL specification.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Endevor Windows ; all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type, ProccessorGroup) should be

In all Endevor windows, all the mandatory items (Env, System, Subsystem, Type) should be presented with lists to be easily changed.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Not under consideration

Dynamic Port assignment for RDz Debugging Session

Port administration for RDz debugging. When a debugging session for a Host program will be initiated a TCP/IP port must be defined and assigned in the IMS system - RDz will use this port for the debugging session. When several developer would like...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Support of CA-DISK to restore archived files in RDz

Currently RDz support HSM system but not CA-DISK that we have. As a result, we can't restore archived files in RDz.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 2 Not under consideration

Endevor ADD action change behavior of default values

the pre-filling of the fields should not be done from what was entered by the user the action before, BUT from the information got from the EXTRACT
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 8 Not under consideration

allowing replacement across files

Currently there is a 'search' facility that looks for text in files in a folder but there appears no 'replace' feature that would allow replacing text across many files.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Can't perform 'generate' from Production (Acceptance)

When we issue a GENERATE on an element in STAGE P with copyback=Y, it should take a copy of the element out of STAGE P and place in STAGE T, compile, and indicate SIGNED OUT. This is how it works in Endevor on the host. The same would apply to STA...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 2 Not under consideration