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Allow customize context menu for offline dataset

The context menu when right click on a offline dataset is not able to change now. We have write script in menu manager to restore offline dataset, but no means to add it in the context menu. The menu manager should be enhanced to support offline d...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Host Connection emulator - add error message when connection to host fails

You have a status message - connection to host failed'. This is a request to add an error message indicating WHY connection failed.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Delivered

Provide action_id for open, view, browse copybooks or includes in LPEX, PLI- and Cobol-Editors

System: Rational Developer for System z Rational Developer for System z is used at BMW to develop COBOL and PLI programs. We need action_ids for Open, View copybooks or includes to hide them in LPEX, Cobol and PLI editors. Because in our environme...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Simplifying Watch breakpoints

When creating a watch breakpoint, it should be extracting, or by default know which variable I have marked, and suggest it by default.One way to do it, could be to default extract the selected variable name into the expression field. The attachmen...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 5 Delivered

RDz default action for double click

The default double click action on RDz is to EDIT an element. This action should be configurable such that users can choose to browse element (instead of EDIT) by default.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Comment and Uncomment a block of Code snippet in JCLs and Procs

Can we comment and Uncomment a block of Code snippet in JCLs and Procs, as we do the same thing for COBOL programs in COBOL Editor through command [CTRL+/]. Since JCLs and Procs open in LPEX Editor by default. So Can this feature be added in the L...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

Program Control Flow with GOBACK/STOP RUN

In RDz, COBOL Program control flow are not ompleted because the GOBACK/STOP RUN are not currently handled in the control flow.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Delivered

On RD/z 8.5, customers want to print the output (marked red or green) executing "code coverage" function.

On RD/z 8.5, customers want to print the output (marked red or green) executing "code coverage" function. It is difficult that code coverage won't finish 100% only one time.Usually, code coverage will execute many times until finished.So, it must ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

HLL/WB Windows8 Support

HLL/WB to support Windows8. Developer's workstations are moving to Winodws8, and HLL/WB should support the new platform in a timely fashion.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 5 Delivered

Impure field declaration for xml_element_mapped and xml_attribute_mapped in generated PLI XML-converter

Context: RDz 8.5.1, xsebatch, wsdl first approach. The generated PLI XML-converter declares the fields xml_attribute_mapped and xml_element_mapped. Currently the declaration type is bin(1) but should be bit(1).
almost 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Delivered

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