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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.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 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...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

zUnit to open test Editor quicker

Our applications typically have many programs and big copys. This causes that opening the zUnit Test Editor is very slow. With a certain program it took more than 2 minutes when opening with IDz v15.0.5 client, and around 30 seconds with IDz v16 c...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Future consideration

IDz Retrive data set: allow wildcard in dataset name pattern on first qualifier

In ISPF (option 3.4 Dslist) we have the option to use wildcard on first qualifier Via IDz with the simular action 'Retreive data set' it is not possible to put a wildcard on the first qualifier In our shop with our naming convention we often use a...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Endevor quick edit - look alike

"Quick Edit. I am not sure how others are seeing quick edit work. Here are my thoughts. What goes on behind the covers doesn't matter. What I want to see is a stream lined process. Pulling in default values from the existing members is critical fo...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 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 ...
over 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 ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

Recognize boolean data element in COBOL editor

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

Support for REXX development

Add full support for the REXX language in RDz including content assist, source formatting, and syntax checking.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

provide patched Eclipse source bundles

IDz 14 is based on Eclipse 4.4.2, but IBM patched the Eclipse platform bundles, therefore the official Eclipse source bundles do not match the Eclipse binary bundles used by IDz 14.This RFE is to ask IBM to provide the source bundles corresponding...
over 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration