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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Start the IMS resources (transactions and progarms) to allow the user to run IMS applications

I would like to be able to start IMS transactions and programs from the RDz workbench without having to issue a type 1 or type 2 command to IMS. RDz should alllow the user to specify the automatically start of these resources.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Rdz & the WLM Enclave services

The Developer for System z host consists of several components, each starting one or more tasks( could be MVS or OMVS tasks with processes).Today, to manage the end user response time, we have to set different subsystem types goals (STC, OMVS, APP...
about 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Help search should be improved to return better (collated) results

In some cases the Help search does not return help pages that contain the specified search term. The returned items should be better weighted according to their relevance.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

One-to-many mapping

One-to-many mapping (i.e. Map COBOL data for multiple XML elements and vice versa). Mapping of data should allow the ability of One-to-many relationships to occur when each record may have many linked records in but each record in requires only on...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

The prompt to update existing system property groups should indicate which property groups have been updated

The prompt to update existing system property groups should indicate which property groups have been updated
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Improved RADz MOVE logic

Allow user to provide additional logic for MOVE (i.e. only MOVE the data if certain criteria matches)
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

Possibility to switch off content assist in Rdz Lpex

Possibility to switch off content assist in Rdz Lpex for performace reasons
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Generate a job using customized procedures

Similar to the facilities offered by COBOL, it should be possible to generate a job using customized user procedures.COBOL, for example, offers 3 procedures (ELAXFCOC, ELAXFCOP and ELAXFCOT) that can be selected as required.A similar facility shou...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

APAR or PTF number listed in RSE joblog

Currently, only levels of HHOP750 appears in RSE joblog. The customer expects to also have the APAR or PTF number that causes the change.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

IMS DLIModel utility plug-in's capability to access PDS if it is installed onto RDz

When creating a new IMS SOAP Gateway project, user has an option to import source files from "Remote" location (files reside in PDS on z/OS). IMS customers want to have the same function in DLIModel utility when they installed DLIModel utility on ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration