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IBM Developer for z/OS

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CARMA element history should show the source PDS library

CARMA element history not showing the source PDS library from where the element was moved to Endevor using CARMA. However in 3270 Endevor shows the PDS name form element moved for each version whne give line command M in front of element or partic...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Add ability to track externally files migrated as binary and formatting lost in IDZ

Related to RFE 143077.Seeing that once it's migrated over as binary, all formatting will be lost in IDz and it'll be next to impossible to fix the code afterwards." This issue is editing and round trip with binary files as created/indicated throug...
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

more flexibility on RTC user build job name

The job cards for an RTC user build are taken from the preferences. It is possible to specify a fixed job name or to use the only available variable <JOBNAME>. The variable <JOBNAME> will resolve to &SYSUID;1 at runtime (with &...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Users need the capability to edit/customize CARMA Endevor "batch action" jobs prior to them being submitted.

I currently have 2 customers that have separate needs to modify RDz CARMA Endevor "batch action" jobs prior to them being submitted and running. In one case, customer needs to modify the jobcard because each user specifies different "accounting in...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 5 Delivered

General export facility to data presented in 'table views' in RDz

We would like to have general possibility to export data, when they are presented in 'Table views' in RDz. In some of RDz 's views export facilities are at hand and we would like to have this facility broadened to all table views RDz .
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Generate 'exit.' at the end when extracting code to section

We'd like to configure the behavior of ending a section, that had been created by "extract to section". E.g. generate a blank line and "exit." (or "continue.") in the end
about 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Delivered

zUnit: Preprocessor integration support (for example SWT01 for Cobol)

We have a variety of Cobol programs implemented in SWT01. The scanner of zUnit cannot interpret the SWT01 statements and therefore the test case is aborted/failed already during the creation of the use case.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

Fixed width font for Menu Manager output in dialog.

When showing the 'output in dialog' from an action in Menu Manager, the default font spacing is variable depending on the character. This causes headings to be misaligned over the columns of results. Any of these solutions (in order of preference)...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Correct the indent by the Command Surround with…

Select one or more full source lines. Then run Surround with... and use "2 IF". 1) The Result is that the IF and end-if start in column 1 and not in Area B.2) The end-if is not in a new line
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

IDz Refactor Extract Section without Paragraph

If you use refactor Extract Paragraph you can also create a new Section. But if you do so you must fill the "New Paragraph Name". We want that we can create a new Section without a Paragraph. This new function should be a new entry in the Refactor...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered