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zUnit does not support DLL

Most of the programs are CA Gen generated cobol programs. We build them as DYNAM(DLL) option either statically or dynamically (Also we give a file of IMPORT CODE statement to the binder while linking the calling program to be able to do DLL Call)....
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

ZUnit - cleanup testcase not complete

We are evaluating ZUnit with IDz 15.0.1 for implementation at our company later this year. regarding the issue of cleaning up related test case files I already mentioned in case TS005589217 - caching issue during record for testcase"Just for your ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

increase -Xms512m -Xmx1536m -Xmnx64m value in eclipse.ini

the default values in eclipse.ini for-Xms512m-Xmx1536m-Xmnx64mare to low - every time the customer installs ID/z they need to increase them to be able to use ID/z with their growing size sources
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

zUnit : The HLQ from the MVS subproject should be used / available in the zUnit preferences

The HLQ from the MVS subproject should be used / available in the zUnit preferences 1) Indeed we would like to have at least 2 variables available in the preferences of zUnit • <HLQ> which should be substituted with from the HLQ-value of th...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

Add CPU consumption in view ?Properties? and ?Remote System Details? for JES

When I submitted a job to JES I can find many information in view “Properties” and “Remote System Details” (see captrue3.jpg), but nothing about CPU consumption. In TSO we have PAGING, SIO, CPU% and CPU-TIME (see captrue4.jpg). I will be useful if...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 3 Delivered

Missing of asynchronous mode for calls of parser or for other queries results in far too many freezes and white screens

During the edition of members, too many blockages appears (freeze, white screen..).They are problematics as they prevent the developers from doing their job. They can last several seconds up to several minutes.When they last several minutes, the o...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Delivered

Notifications or News from any user or admin

Provide a way for an "administrator" to issue messages to all users currently logged on to RSE server or post News that will be pushed to users as they connect to RSE
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Delivered

zUnit: No manual input values ??can be entered for FILLER fields using the test case editor

If a field on level 05 has been defined with a FILLER, it is not possible to specify a return value in the Test Case Editor. Unfortunately, this then means that subsequent processes cannot run through successfully because the return value from the...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Copy local COBOL-Sources to z/OS: encoding-warning

We want to copy local COBOL-Sources (from Project-Explorer) to MVS-Files. The files don't contain any HEX-code or any unusual characters. The source isw copied correctly, but since IDz 14.2.2 there is an Encoding Warning: "The file contains charac...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

zUnit default creates an unnecessary TestCase

When you generate a Test Case there is always a TEST1 tase case created. This may seem logical but in cases where a recording will be made from CICS or IMS or batch, the default test case is a hindrance as the import will always create it's own te...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered