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z/OS Explorer needs an IM local download for installs

z/OS Explorer needs a downloadable IM install without having to install the package utility.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

RDz to ship a version of CDT matching its Eclipse base

RDz 9.5.1 comes with a preinstalled CDT version 8.1.100 while the CDT version for Eclipse Luna v4.4 is 8.6, see https://eclipse.org/cdt/downloads.php It will be better to ship the CDT version recommended on the CDT web site.
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Make Available RDz ASTNode API outside of code review rules

When writing custom COBOL code review rules, the java class generated uses ASTNode API.This API enables to parse the COBOL program and identify each COBOL construct.Make this ASTNode API available outside of custom COBOL code rules to be readily a...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

RDz Code Review Summary %

Custom cobol code review rules, can it produce a % (percentage) of how many anti patterns were found in the cobol code and based on % (say >70%), return different MVS return codes
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Export in Search View

In Remote Search View you can export the result to a file and there are columns showing information about found members.The same functionality would be nice for a loacal file search where the result view is very simpel. No columns and no export.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration

RDz COBOl/JCL Editor: Ability to use REXX like Macros

We come from a TSO/ISPF setup, where we over the years have developed a set of inhouse important macros, which either corrects issues or make changes to the whole program for given issues. We know that we can develop our own plugins, but it would ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

RDz Expanding Snippet functionality

Snippets in RDz offers you the ability to include code templates with or withour variable substitution.Many code snippets requires code inserted in other sections of COBOL or/and could benefit from inline programming logic to make the snippets mor...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

Support source return for code coverage data

Support the return of program source in code coverage data. Currently the returned program has all it's copybooks expanded. This make impossible for adding the code coverage metrics to the corresponding SonarQube dashboard as the sources are unmat...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Debugger 2 Not under consideration

Problem with z/OS remote search on aliased datasets

When trying to perform a remote z/OS search on an aliased datasets the search results, showed in the "z/OS remote search view", refers to the related dataset and not the alias.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 1 Not under consideration

Rectangle selection in IDz editor

Rectangle selection is very commonly use in ISPF editor, but in IDz editor this feature is not user friendly in both LPEX and COBOL editor. In System Z LPEX Editor:- need to select in context menu or press "Alt+R" before use, it should allow users...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

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