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zUnit: PLI-Support for specifying an expected value for a return statement such as RETURN(Expression)

The zUnit test case editor does not allow specifying an expected value for a return statement like RETURN(Expression).
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 1 Not under consideration

IDZ Software Analyzer Batch with 5 severity levels

In the IDz Client you have a choice to switch between 3 or 5 levels. This is under "Software Analyzer" -> "Severity Levels". But if you run a Batch Job you can not configure that you have 5 levels in the Rules Dataset.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 Not under consideration

customizable values in the generated JCL

The size of the files for generation of JCL (e.g. for Compile Link Debug) is hard coded. That should be customizable.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 0 Future consideration

Support for REXX development

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

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

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

Reverse Order Button

When multiple programs thru a batch job or thru a workspace scan the ordering of the results is always the rule and then the underlying programs with their line numbers. It makes more sense if the program is the header and then the metrics or rule...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 1 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

zUnit: support for nested programs

We have some Cobol programs in which nested programs are used. Unfortunately, this is not currently supported by zUnit.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Not under consideration

RDz high performance text search for big host datasets without high CPU usage

We use Rational Developer for System z for developing host applications. Within RDz it is possible to do a text search for several host datasets. Sometimes we have to search in very big host datasets. But the RDz text search in big dataset is cpu ...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

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