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    Automatically Determine Host User ID When Connecting to a Remote System via Certificate Authentication

    In z/OS Explorer, all Remote System connection types (FTP, SSH, z/OS, etc.) are by default set to the user ID of the workstation that the client is installed on. To change the Default ID for various connections a user can navigate to Windows/Prefe...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

    PDS member last modified date should in Show in table view

    TS014586742 PDS member : last modified date should in Show in table view . once stats updated at ISPF side same is visible at IDZ side. However, if element do not have ant timestamp which mean empty if directly updated at IDZ side then timestamp i...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / All components 2 Delivered

    Compare two files from Remote Edit History view

    When working with files in IDz it is often cumbersome to find and selecting different members in the Remote Systems view if the members are in different libraries. Users would like to have the option of comparing two files/members from the Remote ...
    almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered

    Confirmation pop-up for JES commands (HOLD, RELEASE, CANCEL and PURGE) passed on jobs not owned by the same USERID

    Thankfully not often but we have some times users that CANCEL/PURGE jobs in mass in "Active Jobs" filter in JES and disconnect a lot of others users. For the need of "Show JCL" commands, we have left the parameter LIMIT_COMMANDS to "NOLIMIT" and t...
    about 6 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Delivered

    ISPF-SDSF XDC equivalent function on IDZ

    Currently we do not any option where we can capture the JES details into a text file , in specific use case we are not able to load JES file with 4m lines into IDZ.
    about 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 3 Delivered

    "show steps" should also support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL

    The "show steps" function should support the backward reference in the PGM parameter of an EXEC statement in the JCL. Actually, if we submit the following job (adjust job card as needed), then right click on the Job inthe Remote systems explorer v...
    over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

    Provide an option in IDz to reveal the password as it is being typed into the password field

    RACF passphrases can now be longer than 8 characters - it is possible to define passwords with 100 characters. Those passwords are difficult to remember and it would be nice to have a feature to make the password visible when it is inserted in the...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 2 Delivered

    Delete jobs - confirmation dialog "You are not the owner of ..." should appear only once

    Hello, I have the following problem when I want to delete jobs whose owner I am not. Remote Systems View => JESI select a lot of jobs and execute delete. A first confirmation dialog appears "delete selected resources" => see delete_jobs_1.jp...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer 3 Delivered

    Set open mode by filter configuration

    We ask our users to not open a dataset in edit mode if not needed. Preferences allow to change the default open mode to browse or view, which often is unhandy in some situations. The same option on a per filter basis would be much more comfortable...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 3 Delivered

    default BLKSIZE = 27998 used in copy command in ID/z

    Copying via ISPF asks for these options: Allocation Options: 1. Allocate using the attributes of: T03119A.somedata 2. Specify allocation attributes Use existing SMS attributes for option 1 So it‘s at users hands… When I read your documentat...
    over 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

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