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Allow Show dependencies without JCL submit

This issue has been discussed on PMR# 08724,379,000. Problem is that if RDz procedure ELAXFCOC is not used for compilation and therefore not configured then Show dependencies will also not work because it needs to submit a Job using ELAXFCOC. It w...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 5 Not under consideration

zUnit : allow ENTRY statement in BMP programs

When creating/modifying a test case with the dynamic test runner (BZUPLAY), make then ENTRY-statement supported.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Future consideration

Multiple windows for SQL Results

When using the Data perspective to run SQL you have to independently click on the SQL results to view the result for each run in the right hand window. Suggestion would be to make it possible to break out each result into its own movable window, b...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

Support "EXEC CICS ADDRESS TWA" in ZUnit

"EXEC CICS ADDRESS TWA" is a common syntax using in CICS, without the support we have a large portion of application team cannot adopt ZUnit.
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Future consideration

Endevor v18 function support in IDz 14.1.5

The new feature for IDz concerns the CARMA bridge interface to Endevor. Endevor release 18 allows for 256 character element names for USS support. The current CARMA interface only allows for 10 characters. The CARMA interface should support the ne...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Future consideration

Local preprocessors in IDz: provide a property for the location of the BuildOutput folder

We are developing sources in IDz in combination with GIT repositories that are cloned in the workspace. When you invoke the preprocessor (for PL/1) in your editor, then the tools automatically created a BuildOutput folder in the top-level our yo...
about 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

Add blocking of edition of the sequence number zone in Cobol editor

In COBOL Editor for edition of programs, it is impossible to inactivate the edition in the left sequence number zone (columns 1 to 7). This option exists in ISPF editor (TSO) and in LPEX editor (NUM COB).In Cobol Editor, even if we unnumber left (...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 6 Future consideration

Add an option to Refresh dependencies and SYSLIB automatically (in one shot) during Remote syntax check

Requested evolution :Refresh dependencies AND refresh SYSLIB automatically in one shot, during the Remote syntax check. For example, during Remote Syntax check, a window can be displayed, asking for several choice like :1/ "Refresh dependencies an...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 6 Future consideration

: Preprocessed lines in PL/I Editor should be colored like normal lines

After the local preprocessor is used to preprocess a PL/I file in the PL/I Editor, all lines that are changed by the preprocessor are colored dark blue. This is even true for statements that extend over more than one line, where the first line is ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

Clear Cache Automatically when IDZ is closed

As per Company policy, associates are refrained to store any NPPI/NPTI data on their local machines. However, it was observed that IBM Developer for zOS (IDz) software is using file cache technique (storing files in the local machine) to boost the...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 2 Not under consideration

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