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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Stable p2 update site url for released Versions

We use the p2 repository to install / update our IDz installation on Windows. Since we have integrated some other plugins, including self-developed ones, we need to test new IDz versions before we can release the version to all installations. So w...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / All components 1 Not under consideration

IDz - Deselection of common routines in 'Program Control Flow'

Hello In the IDz test version 14.2.3.x or 15.0.x, there are multiple flow lines represented for a common routines where ever it is referred through. As a result, program control graphical view becomes unreadable and highly clustered. It's good hav...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

COBOL editor should automatically create reference

It could by useful if COBOL editor automatically create reference. Perhaps IDZ could ask the PIC clause (PIC X(10), PIC S9(3) COMP, …) and the section (WORKING, LINKAGE) and add it at the end of this section.
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 3 Not under consideration

More general error message in case of lock at opening

We often have lock problems when opening programs. Under TSO, the user knows that this is an RDz server by typing F1 after his attempt to open : we don't even have this information under RDz. We have this type of message : « CRRZI0643W The file &l...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

public Compare API for plugin usage

See case TS002883929, currently there is no public IDz API for opening a compare editor in the IDz client while this functionality does already exist(when you select two datasets in the Remote Systems view and select the 'Compare With > Each Ot...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

CARMA dialogs "Add" should retain "Bypass generate processor" choose

CARMA dialogs "Add/Update" should retain "Bypass generate processor" choose. I added a screenshot (see uploaded file Capture1.jpg).
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

Preprocessing with UTF-8 characters

Parsing Programs with UTF-8 characters causes us Problems with our preprocessor functions
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

RDz client should bring EXEC SQL INCLUDEs in addition to COPY statement files when "Show Expanded Source" is selected.

In RDz client 9.5 when a COBOL program is brought into COBOL editor, selecting "Show Expanded Source" does not bring in the EXEC SQL INCLUDEs. It only brings the files indicated by COPY statements.
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

NullPointerException when using Refactor

When using a preprocessor and selecting "extract paragraph" from the refactor menu nothing happens. The menu just closes. And in the .log file a NullPointerException is listed. According to the case this is working as designed. This rfe is about t...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

More easily configure the configuration of a userbuild

The configuration of a userbuild under IDZ requires, among other things, access paths for the groovy script and for the workspace and the output space.These input fields should be optional and you should be able to type them or copy values into them.
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Future consideration