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zUnit feature in IDz should be able to handle DB2 CAF (Call Attach Facility) in Batch jobs

To use Batch Recording under zUnit, the JCL requires that the COBOL/DB2 program is executed via IKJEFT01 in the JCL step. In our system, 99% of COBOL programs use the DB2 CAF (Call Attach Facility), where the program is executed directly (e.g. //S...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Documentation should indicate how to configure BIDI for a DB2 connection

IDz knowledge center page https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_15.0.0/com.ibm.etools.zide.cmn.doc/topics/azddb2con_2.html does not indicate that BIDI needs to be set on a DB2 connection to correctly display Hebrew
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 1 Delivered

zUnit Feature in IDz should be able to "expand and read" the Catalogued Procedure ("PROC") during "Record Data"

Currently, the Recording JCL in zUnit Feature (in IDz v15) requires that the application/program being tested is in a step in the JCL. Where the application/program is executed/invoked via a catalogued procedure ("PROC"), zUnit should be able to "...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

Missing context menu for EXEC SQL CALL

When calling a stored procedure with "exec sql call" no context menu (View, Browse, Edit) to jump to the source (here a stored procedure source) is offered.See: missing context menu call_sp_1.jpg. If I call a "normal" Cobol program in the source, ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 7 Delivered

Wazi Developer for Eclipse autodetect to determine file type

See Case TS004142893 issue of opening a program within a program and use autodetect to determine the file type?
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Remote System Explorer 4 Delivered

Honor input case for extract to paragraph/section

Currently the "extract to paragraph or section" function doesn't allow mixed case / lowercase input for the name. Please allow all cases as input and honor them on creating the new section or paragraph.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 2 Delivered

IDz DBCS does not recognize empty SOSI or SISO inside

In unicode conversion from host, SO (x0E) and SI (x0F) characters are stripped off. They are inserted back when saving back to host.DBCS character conversion does not work as expected with certain sequential combinations of SO and SI. In some case...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Delivered

Property Group Global Variables indicating the processing environment

Please provide a Global Variable in PropertyGroups to support differentiation between "Build a Test Case" in zUnit und "Remote Syntax Check". This is necassary in order to initialize different logic in the corresponding members of "Procedures and ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Better support for non unique names in COBOL

zUnit needs to support non-unique names in the Test Case Editor. Today it is partly supported. If you have a data structure like:01 A 02 B PIC x(10) 02 REDEFINES B 03 B PIC S9(4) BINARY 03 D PIC PIC X(8). 02 C PIC X. 02 C PIC X.The last occurrence...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

IDZ 14.2.2. does not support zUNIT to test DB2

IDZ 14.2.2. does not support zUNIT to test DB2
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

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