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RDz zUnit Enhancement - support batch and online execution

RDz zUnit should be enhanced to support CICS online execution. The current approach need to use batch to trigger a EXCI and then link to a online CICS transaction. This is not practical as usually the CICS online program will not be the starting p...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

Improve navigation experience in RDz System z Data Editor

When we using arrow button to navigate inside RDz system z data editor, the row will be "pop up" a bit when it is being highlighted. It usually make the developer to lose his eye focus on the current column position. We want the row won't be "pop ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

View Listing from CARMA Repositories view

We need an easy acces to the Endevor Listing (like LL before the element in Endevor). The best solution is an submenu "Output Listing" when we right-click on an element in the CARMA Repositories View.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Debug Hover Help should not be limited to 100 fields

During remote debugging you can position the cursor on a DCLGEN definition. Only 100 fields are displayed, even though there are 140 fields present in the DCLGEN. This choice is made due to performance reasons, but we would like to see all fields ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

zUnit feature in IDz should be able to handle DB2 CAF (Call Attach Facility) in Batch jobs

To use Batch Recording under zUnit, the JCL requires that the COBOL/DB2 program is executed via IKJEFT01 in the JCL step. In our system, 99% of COBOL programs use the DB2 CAF (Call Attach Facility), where the program is executed directly (e.g. //S...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Add support for embedded languages like (CICS, DLI and SQL) for Program Data Flow

When users right click in Cobol source that includes embedded languages like (CICS, DLI and SQL) and chooses Show in Data Flow or Show in Data Flow Hierarchy they're receiving errors. Per this documentation this is a known limitation in which the ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Parse EXEC SQL statements with macros in PL/I editor

EXEC SQL statements with marcos are not parsed correctly resulting in errors in the PL/I editor
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Delivered

IDz - File Truncation should honor PDS record length definition in RTC setup

In our IDz/RTC setup sources are stored in the RTC repository. Editing is done via the Project Explorer using the regular COBOL and JCL editors. We are using the zFolder structure to indicate that sources are stored in RTC, but at a certain point ...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Delivered

Menu Manager action from JSE

We need the ability to launch Menu Manager from the JES interface and pass the job number etc. via Menu Manager to TSO, or a job or HATS.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Delivered

Suppress the "Migrate DTSP Profiles" dialogue

It would be nice and helpful, when we can set a preference to suppress "Migrate DTSP Profiles" dialogue.This preferences should be accessible from outside, so we can set it during the creation of workspace. The user must not decide, if the technic...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 1 Delivered

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