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Controll popup window at debug session end in RD/z

in a pseudo conversational transaction this popup window is displayed so many times that it is very hard to debug this application .
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

File-look-up field is misleading

In RDz 8.5.1, the field name "File-look-up" paths on the PL/I property groups "Editor configurations" is misleading including the description in the help: File-look-up paths: Specify the local directory paths or remote libraries where the editor s...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 5 Delivered

can you provide the function to be able to PIN a remote system Detail

I would like to be able to pin a remote system detail view so that when I open a second "show in Table" the first one doesn't disappear.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

In general doc is light, more detailed how-to examples are needed

In general doc is light, more detailed how-to examples are needed IBM comment: this "RFE" was captured on-the-fly during VoiCE discussions, and is too vague to be given a proper disposition (such as accept or reject) or to guide specific action/in...
over 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 3 Delivered

Add documentation explaining codepage use uploading and downloading files between host and client

In RDz 8.0.3.2 it is possible to drag and drop files between host and client in the GUI. It is not clear what the specification is regarding which codepage is applied in each scenario. It would be good to explain that ICU modules are used to add U...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 3 Delivered

COBOL number line command

RDz -> COBOL program -> LPEX Editor -> ISPF mode in command box we shold be able to perform multiple "num" commands in a single time separated by semi column.Ex; num off;num on;unnum
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Support for Ubuntu Linux as RDz client OS

Currently SLES and RHEL Linux distributions are supported Client operating systems for RDz. We are looking for official IBM support for Ubuntu Clients.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDz support "Customized Table" in CARMA Field Table view

The CARMA Field Table view cannot support customized table, it is not convenience to user as the default view not able to show the useful information / attribute of the element unless user scroll it. It should allow user to customize the table (sa...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

com.ibm.ftt.jes.util.core.JesJobUtil.hasJobFinishedExecuting() returns false even if Job has been purged

com.ibm.ftt.jes.util.core.JesJobUtil.hasJobFinishedExecuting() returns false if Job name passed in argument doesn't exist. When using the API to submit a job and then wait for its completion, one needs to implement a polling mechanism (loop + slee...
about 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Delivered

Allow ShowJCL (SJ) to work with batch jobs not submitted by me

Currently ShowJCL (SJ) only works on jobs that I have submitted. I am responsible. And in fact, currently when you try an SJ over someone else's Job (which you are displaying using a Filter) nothing happens (No-op). :-(
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered