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Need IDz Web service custom converter to support array truncation

CICS Web service assistant DFHLS2WS has this new option TRUNCATE-NULL-ARRAYS. IDz supports it too but only for CICS bottom-up Web service projects with interpretive XML conversion type.
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

Remove the manual step to create a working directory for Remote Host Connector

For IDz v15.0.5 or v16.0.0, user need to manually create a local folder as the "working directory" before they can use Remote Host Connector. This is a very bad user experience as users no need to do so before when it still have HCE. Users will no...
over 1 year ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Future consideration

Support CICS / DB2 command in IDz Data Flow diagram

The "Data Flow" feature introduce in IDz v14 should support CICS / DB2 command. This significantly reduce the value of this feature.
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

RDz9.1.1.1 - software analyzer for PLI should proceed with analysis even if there are syntax errors in the include files

We would like to have an enhanced software analyzer for PLI files, we need the analysis results to be produced even if there are errors with include files(copybooks) in the PLI source.We have already raised the below PMRs for enhancing the perform...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

RDz : Customizing Host Connection Emulator

Some users ask us to be able of changing screen parameters like font/size/colors and adding the ruler on the cursor in the "Host Connection Emulator" as it exists in PCOM (CTRL + Home for the hotkey for the last one cf. attached files for the para...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Fast Name Search or Filter for Data Items in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide fast name search or filter functionality for data items.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, the filter function was too slow to be used at all.In financial and insurance systems, most programs handle ...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Copy and compare test entries in Test Case Editor of zUnit

In the Test Case Editor of zUnit, please provide the function to copy and compare whole values of one test entry with a single click.When performing PoC with V14.1.4, we copied by selecting the cell range.However, when the number of data items is ...
about 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Automatic remote project file delete problem

I want to prevent automatic removal of files in a remote z/OS project. See also use case description. Why is it deleted from the project view without further question? Please turn off this behavior or add a confirmation prompt before deleting. Tha...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Future consideration

Recognize boolean data element in COBOL editor

Recognize boolean data element in COBOL editorPlease see attached file for details
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Add a "No Signout" option to the edit CARMA action (Endevor)

When using the edit action on an element that is currently locked, CARMA stops with the error "RETURN CODE: 0012 REASON CODE: 0000 ERROR MESSAGE: C1G0503E ELEMENT IS UNAVAILABLE - RESERVED BY PKG ". I would like to be able to edit a copy of this l...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

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