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Open big sysout whith IDZ

We have sysout with 500000 lines or more, and we can't open it with IDZ. For big sysout it is possible to add a function for open it at line n, or for search an particular string and open it a this line ? An editor similar to "Editeur de donnée Sy...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 9 Not under consideration

Provide functionality to view HEX format for a full screen.

Many of our applications rely on binary data and HEX bitmaps to be analyzed. ISPF allows for developers to see an entire screen of data in HEX format. IDz, does not appear to provide this same capabillity. This is hindering developers from migrati...
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

DB2 statements not directly with commit

At SQL scripts to attack DB2, we need something to just see the affected rows, or to preview the results of an update/delete/insert statement but not directly commiting the data, as at the Spufi, with some option to check in order to have this pre...
7 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Under review

Enhancement for IDz Account Number\SMF Tracking

Request IBM to introduce an enhancement to the RDz (IDz) software. The enhancement will be to allow the mainframe portion of RDz to perform the necessary internal system interactions (i.e. SMF records) that will allow an individual RDz user's reso...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

simultaneous remote connections to the same host

Right now, in IDz client version 16.0.3 we are using, different remote systems pointing to the same host can be configured and distributed by p2c, but simultaneous connection is not possible. Connecting one disconnects the other, and vice versa.
8 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 2 Not under consideration

Hot key to launch LPEX Editor

I usually use the COBOL Editor, but some operations are easier to do in LPEX, so it would be handy to easily launch the LPEX editor with a hotkey when I need. Now I need to right click the file, and find the LPEX editor, which is more clumpsy
about 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

IDz does not recognize variables used in "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause that were defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION instead of the LINKAGE SECTION

Variables used in the "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause have to be defined in the LINKAGE SECTION. If not, even if they are defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION, it ends with a compilation error on the mainframe "IGYPA3067-S Operand "REC-NSCERCH...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

save more eclipse view preferences

We're facing the fact, that some preferences for views are not saved when closing and reopening the IDz client. For example there are views that do keep the size and order of their columns whereas other views don't. Or there are views that have th...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

Increase ease of use for updating SYSLIB in remote property group definitions

Currently the SYSLIB definition in property groups is presented as a single field containing several blank-separated data set names.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Future consideration

zUnit RFE RBC: exclude fields (timestamp or others) at file compare

More details in the Case# TS002708463 Issues related to timestamp: - zUnit case always yield failed case when providing expected output files with timestamp content (file compare yield difference) – i.e. we have specific line or column where there...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

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