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Real-time syntax check should diagnose data-type problems

The real-time syntax checker of LPEX or the COBOL editor fails to diagnose arithmetic upon alphameric data. With the following example: 01 DATA1 PICTURE X(5). PROCEDURE DIVISION. ADD 1 TO DATA1. SUBTRACT 1 FROM DATA1. MULTIPLY 5 BY DATA1. DIVIDE 7...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Dependency Based Build - Userbuild: suppress messages in Remote Error List

When we perform a user build of a Cobol program in IDz, we want the compile errors and warnings to be visible in the 'Remote Error List' view. To get this working we added the following DD's in theif (props.errPrefix) {} part of our Cobol.groovy s...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 4 Not under consideration

Sonarlint plugin to have option to work with code preprocessor

Our cobol codes goes to a preprocessor to convert to native cobol. Can preprocessing be added to the Sonarlint plugin?
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

splitt of a commentary line

When hitting "Retrurn" with the cursor in the middle of a commentary, the current line shall be splitted. The resulting new line should start with an * immediately followed by the text right of the original cursor position.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

DSGVO

If you open files on the MVS-System and close the IDE, the files are *not* recovered after restarting it. Tabs are open but without content.
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Not under consideration

RDz - Include Indirect Data Elements Not Referenced (88 levels) in Search Results

Please redirect this to the appropriate group that handles RDz. I have previously submitted PMR 42777 122 000, and the response I got back was the software is working as designed. Please refer to this for details which include screenshots that I u...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Allow the creation of custom COBOL code quality rules for makros

COBOL code quality rules check only COBOL code. They do not check code generated by the preprocessor (rfe 77829). And it is not possible to create custom code quality rules to check the code that is replaced by the preprocessor. The custom makro c...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Create an API to add a quickfix to the COBOL editor

There are custom makros in the COBOL code. The preprocessor scanning the code finds a makro that is not used correctly. An easy fix is available. The user would expect a marking and a quickfix to correct the error. But at the moment (version 9.1) ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

IDz code coverage_Ent PL/I compiler optimize option support

System: core banking systemActor: developers of core banking system applicationsMUFG bank is considering using IDz for its test of PL/I migration project to migrate PL/I compiler to the latest one (Ent PL/I v5.x). MUFG bank is using the PL/I compi...
over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

need pushtoclient to export multiple RSE connections from the same host

RSE connections to the same push to client primary hostname are not exported with push to client export wizard. This restriction is documented on the RDz 9.1.1 Infocenter: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_9.1.1/com.ibm.etools.z...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

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