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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Provide a utility for conversion STL files to SAM files on PC environment.

Our customer requests a transfer function which converts STL files to SAM files and sends it to the HOST.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide create and compare functions for SAM files on PC environment.

1.Our customer's request is to allow the creation of the SAM files without developing the COBOL programs. They would simply specify some attributes and then generate the SAM file. 2.Our customer's request is to have a utility that compares of SAM ...
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Display RD/z debug log on Eclipse view.

Our customer's request is to direct the output of the program to the Eclipse console instead of the Windows command prompt.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Enable to set local link option by each member including local cobol project in RD/z.

Our customer's request is allow the placement of both the main program and subprograms in the same package and allow the build to create the EXE and DLLS in that package. This will greatly reduce the number of packages which the customer will manage.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Provide a DFSORT utility on PC environment.

Our customer's request is to develop a DFSORT utility which can be executed on a PC, so that the testing of COBOL programs using DFSORT can be performed on a PC.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

BPXBATSL/RDZ should return meaningful/useful messages.

Have BPXBATSL/RDS return meaningful/useable or valid messages when security issues are present.
almost 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Extension of FMI (in RDz) to DLI files and DB2 tables

Extension of FMI, this allows the RDz developer to watch and modify the content of VSAM files residing on zOS.This extension would allow the same capability but on DB2 tables or DL1 database.
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Not under consideration

Add listener to Remote Syntax Check cancel button

When requesting a remote syntax check for programs within a CVS project, it seems like the cancel button does not work. What's really happening is if pressing cancel while synchronizing the files, RD/z will finish the synchronization but does not ...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

Add a message box indicating that no remote file synchronization is possible

When requesting a remote synchronization with no remote file, there is no indication that it can not be performed. This behavior is inherited from the team synchronization functionality from Eclipse. Eclipse indicates there isn't a remote file by ...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Is a defect

Content Assist not available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z.

Content Assist (CTRL-Space) is not currently available from Remote Search and Remote z/OS Search tabs in RD/z. We would like this functionality because we think it would be very beneficial to have the Content Assist feature available on these tabs...
about 15 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration