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JAVA class SQLXEditor should provide public method setPartName(String)

Like other editors i.e. SystemzLpex the SQLXEditor class should have a public method setPartName(String) to set the name of the EditorPart.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Multiple output mapping support (single and multi-segment) when using RDz for IMS application

To implement a set of applications into production with COBOL converter files generated by RDz, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) needs to be able to map and choose among multiple output converter files that can be associated with a si...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Allow User Variables in the various JCL Substition tabs to use Global Variables

Allow User Variables in the various JCL Substition tabs to use Global Variables.This would increase flexibility and ease of use. For example, a user variable DBRMDSN could be defined as &HLQ..DBRMLIB.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Change length allowed for "Flagging Changed Lines"

The feature for adding "changed lines" tags is a very useful one. When we change code here, we do it based on a Program Tracking Report number. That number is of the format AAAnnnnnb. It would be very useful to us to have that many characters allo...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RDz - Open/Browse Copy functionality

For the SCLM perspective:While in Browse mode of an component, the functionality of Browse/Open COPY should work. This feature is currently only availabe in edit check out mode.
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Make a backup of the workspace before starting RDz

As option, backup the current workspace before starting RDz.
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

optional real time syntax check in browse mode

In rdz preferences you have the option to disable/enable real time syntax check. We would like to have the option to enable the feature when in edit mode, and disable when in browse mode (file opened in read-only)
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Support for Creating Windows COBOL binaries using RDz compilers in Windows 7

Windows XP's support will be finished on April 2014. So, customers often plan to use Windows 7 PC in Next Generation System.My customer plan to use RDz (HLL/WB) in Windows 7 for COBOL Unit Test like Windows XP. But, now RDz compilers is not suppor...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Include dataset name in error messages about dataset i/o errors like ABEND E37

Please include the dataset name in error messages about file i/o. When a file cannot be stored (e.g. if there is not enough space), an error message "Operation failed. File system input or output error? is displayed. Under "details", there is a re...
almost 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Implementing Enterprise Service Tools Wizard as an Editor

Usage of the Enterprise Service Tools Wizard would be much more comfortable if it was implemented like an editor, not like a wizard. So it would be easy to interrupt the configuration process e.g to look for required information about path-names, ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

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