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z/OS Explorer

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Set open mode by filter configuration

We ask our users to not open a dataset in edit mode if not needed. Preferences allow to change the default open mode to browse or view, which often is unhandy in some situations. The same option on a per filter basis would be much more comfortable...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 3 Delivered

JES - retrieve job display LPAR/member name

When retrieving jobs, a list is displayed of jobs which match the entered pattern/criteria. Please add LPAR/SYSNAME/Member Name to the displayed info
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Job Confirmation Locate Job, Notify - Store in settings

Hi, Whenever I start a job via "submit to ...", a dialog appears where I can select "Locate Job", "Notify" or "OK". Most developers usually have a preference for one of these variants. But you always have to select one of them at job start. If you...
about 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Remote System Explorer 4 Delivered

RSE Disconnect warning

Provide a warning message x minutes before disconnecting from Remote System, allow option to keep connection open.
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 6 Delivered

default BLKSIZE = 27998 used in copy command in ID/z

Copying via ISPF asks for these options: Allocation Options: 1. Allocate using the attributes of: T03119A.somedata 2. Specify allocation attributes Use existing SMS attributes for option 1 So it‘s at users hands… When I read your documentat...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Direct access to members and datasets using Menu Manager

Menu Manager should have the ability to directly open members and datasets in editor or give a result set in Remote Console with a list of clickable links to members and datasets from which the user can open then in editor. For example the respons...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 4 Delivered

Enable Export of RSE filters also when Filter Pools are active.

The export function for filters in the Remote Systems Explorer should export ALL filters, no matter on which connection or in which filter pool they are.
almost 5 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 4 Delivered

Errors in rsecomm logs when debugger is not active

To avoid error messages in rsecomm logsit should be possible to set the debugger manager.jar as comment in the RSE configuration file: rsed.envvars:#CLASSPATH=$CLASSPATH:$RSE_LIB/debug_miner.jar This, to avoid loading the debug manager and therefo...
over 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Other 5 Delivered

Adding support for STOP RESAPI server

When I issue the command "P RSEAPI" nothing happens. All the RSEAPI related tasks do not come down.
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Host 2 Delivered

Remote file not found - show hint message

I open a remote cobol file and add a bookmark for it.Then I close the editor. Now I delete the file on the mainframe.When I try to open the deleted file by double clicking on the bookmark, the following exception is thrown in the logfile.See bookm...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered