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Reset Insert Mode when AID Sent to Host

Reset Insert Mode when AID Sent to Host. Insert remains active in RDz Host Connection Emulator and is reset when the reset command is sent. Utilizing this functionality will reset the insert mode when AID is sent to host. Continuing as is, this ca...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Not under consideration

LPEX /ISPF key bindings

Please make the F3 key map to close the editor area instead of "Open Declaration". For experienced ISPF users the F3 key is ingrained as save and close. Consider remapping the Open Declaration function to something like Ctrl+O.
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Real-time syntax check should diagnose data-type problems

The real-time syntax checker of LPEX or the COBOL editor fails to diagnose arithmetic upon alphameric data. With the following example: 01 DATA1 PICTURE X(5). PROCEDURE DIVISION. ADD 1 TO DATA1. SUBTRACT 1 FROM DATA1. MULTIPLY 5 BY DATA1. DIVIDE 7...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

splitt of a commentary line

When hitting "Retrurn" with the cursor in the middle of a commentary, the current line shall be splitted. The resulting new line should start with an * immediately followed by the text right of the original cursor position.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

IDz code coverage_Ent PL/I compiler optimize option support

System: core banking systemActor: developers of core banking system applicationsMUFG bank is considering using IDz for its test of PL/I migration project to migrate PL/I compiler to the latest one (Ent PL/I v5.x). MUFG bank is using the PL/I compi...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Not under consideration

In PL/I MPO to Java converter in J2C Add the ability to use bit values other than multiples of 8

During a POC, IBM Germany is attempting to use the PL/I MPO to Java tooling in J2C packaged with IDz but supplied by RAD. The include file has bit fields that are currently not supported. This request is to add support for bit fields other than in...
almost 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Move "Identify Unreachable Code" from Source Menu iItem to the Refractor menu item

Context Menu in COBOL Editor, Identify Unreachable Code in the Source Mune Item should go to the Refractor menu item where Remove Noise Words and identify Noise words is.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz - Include Indirect Data Elements Not Referenced (88 levels) in Search Results

Please redirect this to the appropriate group that handles RDz. I have previously submitted PMR 42777 122 000, and the response I got back was the software is working as designed. Please refer to this for details which include screenshots that I u...
almost 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under consideration

Possibility to check the state of saving a source in the APIs of IDz

In our own-written IDz-plugin using the IDz-APIs we have to start an additional process to write the source from the Mainframe-dataset to our SCM as soon as the editor is closed. Therefore we need the possibility to find out whether the saving to ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

IDz editor pane to display the current Cobol Section Header name

It is suggested that the Section Header Name should always be displayed on the top of the IDz editor pane until the next section begins. It is somewhat similar to the freeze top pane on spreadsheets.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration