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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Need for Simple ISPF like Search (3.14) for PDS

When trying the remote search option on a large PDS (13,000 members), our user experience is one where the RDz client never returns a response to the user. This is a ciritical feature for the work that our developers do in order to do their job wi...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Support PLI compiler exit IBMUEXIT for IDz v14.1

We use the PLI compiler exit under zOS to increase or decrease the severity of certain compiler errors. IDz does not provide this capability. What happens then, code that compiles successfully on the mainframe fails under ZUNIT due to ZUNITs synta...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Report all values of data items that are different from expected values in Result View of zUnit

When the execution result of zUnit becomes Fail, please provide the function for the developer to confirm all the values of data items that are different from the expected value as a Result View or another format report.Currently, if 10 data items...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Multiple Selection of REDEFINES Layout in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide the ability to select different layouts defined in REDEFINES for each test entry and record.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, we could not select only one REDEFINES layout for all test entries and r...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Support for // as comment indicator in PLI editor

In our version 14.1.5 of IDz, '//' as indicator for a comment in pl1-programs is not supported by the syntax highlighting. And there is also no information that the current version of IDz 14.1.6 supports it. Since IDz supports Enterprise PLI 5.2 a...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Possibility to put a text in a window generated from Menu Manager

We would like to put a free text in a window from Menu Manager RDz.Please see attached files.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Need of EDIT MACRO like functionality i RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor

We need at EDIT Macro like functionality I RDz's COBOL/JCL Editor, so we directly in the Editor can process the full program source and do necessary changes to the code.An authorized iAPI for the Abstract Syntax Tree is needed and when this API ch...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Quick Fix should suggest to create a section (and not only a paragpraph) on unknown perform

When typing perform with an unknown paragraph, the quick fix function suggests to create a paragraph but not to create a section. The feature should be enhanced to also suggest creating a section.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

zUnit: Option to view Test cases in browse mode only

Our team needs the ability to review test cases and have the it protected against changes
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Cobol parser handles masked dots differently than compiler

Local Cobol Parser indicates that '.' is missing if a command leads on 2 lines but second line that contains '.' has been masked (by a 'D' or '*')This behaviour isn't the same has cobol compiler one which sees no error at all . We need to erase th...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered