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Implement way to set CICS/DB2 check in Prop Group temporary on remote syntax check

For us as customer it's not possible to distinguish between modules with/without CICS or DB2 to select the correct property group with/without CICS or DB2. This means, the remote syntax check will always find issues in COBOL sources with EXEC SQL ...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 1 Future consideration

Show differences in Runner result view in user friendly way

In many cases the difference in result shows hexadecimal data in the Runner Results viewer The interpretation of the available information is very difficult Currently there seems to be a workaround via changing Test Result Format to "result deta...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Not under consideration

Adding a little bit of TWS to the JCL editor

TWS makes small changes to the JCL. These changes result in errors and warnings marked by the JCL editor within RDz. That way all of our JCLs are wrong and it is very easy to miss real errors in a JCL. Please add TWS variables to the syntax check ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

RDz' PL/I editor handling text entry skewed to or entered beyond col 73.

In Rdz the PL/I editoris is able to skew text or enter text beyond col 73, whereby it may be nessesary to cut and paste text beyond col 73, in oder to recover text.I would prefer the editor to be expanded also to facilitate options to switch text ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Use of commands for Debug Tool through RDz

The scenario considered for this request is a developer using IBM Rational Developer for z Systems V9.5.1 (RDz), with Debug Tool for z/OS V13.1 (DT) to debug programs. In the debugging sessions, they need to execute some Debug Tool commands for sp...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Quick Reference Cards to ease searching for developers and to promote adoption of RDz

Quick Reference Cards are the way for developers to have a large part of the functionality at hand. It gives them the means to find RDz actions fast. An example of a Quick Reference Card can be found for the CICS Explorer. It is attached to this RFE.
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 4 Not under consideration

Emulator requests color

When in the host emulator we need to have the ability to be able to change colors was we can in windows.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Allow reference to GDG Base in z/OS Projects

Currently it's only possible to add absolute GDG versions to a z/OS project, which is not very helpful at all. We need to add the GDG base (and all versions under the tree as in libraries with members) to z/OS projects
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

COBOL editor multiple screen line comands

When using multiple screens to edit a COBOL program it would be nice to have the ability to enter a line command in one screen and have the other screens recognize that command. I need to go to the line I want enter 'C' on the line go to the line ...
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Two jobs in a JCL

When you have two JOB cards in a JCL they both submits. But in IDz you only are present with the last jobnumber.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Not under consideration

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