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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...
over 11 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.
over 11 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 ...
over 11 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.
over 11 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).
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 4 Delivered

Provide Go Into Job Summary for RDz JES

submitted as requested by Venkat (Rational Architect) -- reference RFE 15183 1. Change: Go Into --> Go Into Job Details2. Add: Go Into Job Summary see screen shots for all JES ideas
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Reduce the memory used in ICON for every XML-converter load module

Each load module of a XML-converter genenerated by RDz-xsebatch, containing input and output converters, has 300-400 KB, per operation. ICON loads each load module twice, so it takes approx 600+KB storage. This will require RDz changes to avoid lo...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 6 Delivered

Right click in JES to re-submit job (no Show JCL)

Today we have SHOWJCL in JES and then have the option to Re-submit. This is a 2-step process. We need the option to right click and submit directly from JES RSE, thereby bypassing SHOWJCL.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

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