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Tooltip for variables in content-assist for PLI

In Java the according Java-Doc for variables is displayed when using the content-assist. It would be helpful to show the documentation/comment for a variable/contents of a structure when using the Content assist for PLI/Cobol-sources in RDz (or IDz).
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Combine COBOL outline view and preprocessor integration

The COBOL outline view is based on the content of the editor and not on the changes made by the preprocessor integration. That results in a very confusing and long outline view when (for example) the DIVISION statements are generated by the prepro...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

RDZ Copy-Paste incomplete

You have a dataset with X'00' somewhere inside. You press CTRL-A to select everything, CTRL-C to copy everything and in a new dataset CTRL-V to paste everything. But only the beginning of the dataset is pasted. The last byte is the character just ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

RDz/IDz - Prompt for override signout option in CARMA

When an element is added/updated in Endevor through CARMA, we would like to have a prompt if the Override signout option is checked in the "Edit Element" menu. Right now, configurable prompts are available from Preferences>CARMA for deletion an...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Support new Endevor features in RDz CARMA

There are a number of Endevor new feature in v17, particularly the "AUTOGEN". RDz CARMA should also support this option.
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Not under consideration

Move default OPEN option to the z/OS File System Mapping view level

I would like to see the setting of the default option when opening a member in a PDS to ?Browse?, ?View? or ?edit? moved from the Preferences menu and (perhaps) placed on the z/OS File System Mapping. As a developer, I would like better control ov...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly within RDz UI

Customer is requesting the possibility to create SAR/RAR files directly from RDz UI so that they do not need to use the IBM z/OS Connect EE API editor which requires a batch job submission.
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

Cobol Editor Enhancements - Find/Replace, Auto Comments, and User Commands/Actions

Cobol Editor Enhancements - Find/Replace, Auto Comments, and User Commands/Actions
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Batch Software Analyzer for PL/I always gives 0 results where as RDz software analyzer gives results on the same

Hi,We are in the process of implementing Batch software analyzer for COBOL and PL/I developers when they want to check the health checks of their code.We got the RDz in host upgraded to V9.5.0 and tried running the batch software analyzer on the s...
about 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

The ? source PDS member name ? in the ADD Screen

In the Endevor Interface ADD screen , the field ? Source PDS member name ? is still initialized with its value positionned during the previous ADD action.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 4 Not under consideration

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