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Extension support of vendor specific languages in project builds

RDz client should allow for extended use of build project for vendor specific languages (eztrieve). Currently, project builds can be done for any language that RDz recognizes by default (cobol, asm). we need the ability to create new file extensio...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Offer (Define) Mapset in Design-Palette (BMS-Map Editor)

If I have created an empty (!) member on the mainframe and I then alter the extension within RDz to *.bms I can then double-click and open it with the BMS Map Editor. In such a case (which would not be thus exotic!) it would help a lot to have an ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

PLEASE Delete this PFE

THIS IS NOT AN ISSUETHIS WORKSPlease delete this RFEIf you have a PDS with 9000+ members and would like to filter on member names it is not possible to make a filter like this SYS4.UT.GEST1(HW*) for instance to show all member starting with HW onl...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

When opening a PDS member that is already open in LPEX, the message box should indicate the user who has it opened

When opening a PDS member that is already open in LPEX, the message box should indicate the user who has it opened.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Filter on the Endevor element

From RDz, the ENDEVOR plugin does not allow to filter on an element and have a list of the environment where the element exists. This functionality is provided under ENDEVOR by CA Quick-Edit tool. This functionality is essential when checking impa...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

Mixed Case Handling

Testing the Retrieve and Add functions ? actually moving elements into and out of Endevor. On the Retrieve Element screen it appears that some fields are case aware (upper/lower case must match) while others are not. The Element name, Target data ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Tooling Integration 3 Delivered

adding or replacing member to Carma/Endevor does not force Save

In RDz if the developers adds a member to Endevor through the CARMA interface without first saving the changes then the member is added without the changes. RDz/CARMA should save before adding or at least it should give a warning message of type: ...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Ease the creation of new IMS applications in RDz

RBC is developing new as well as maintaining existing IMS COBOL applications. We would like to see the ability in RDz to generate skeleton IMS Cobol apps to ease IMS application development experience.
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

RDz does not support creation of dataset filter with double asterisk

RDz does not support creation of dataset filter with double asterisk '**'. If the user enters data set name filter such as XHU5002.**.HUNK*.*, RDz issue this message "Invalid data set name pattern".The new requirement is for RDz support the use of...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Enable DB2-on-z/OS feature(s) that are disabled on DB2-on-Windows to support 'offline' development.

We are attempting to migrate our (DB2 COBOL stored procedure) development efforts off of the mainframe to a windows platform using Rational Developer for System Z (v7.6) and DB2 Express (for Windows). After setting up our development environment w...
over 14 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

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