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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...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 3 Not under 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.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Allow the creation of custom COBOL code quality rules for makros

COBOL code quality rules check only COBOL code. They do not check code generated by the preprocessor (rfe 77829). And it is not possible to create custom code quality rules to check the code that is replaced by the preprocessor. The custom makro c...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Create an API to add a quickfix to the COBOL editor

There are custom makros in the COBOL code. The preprocessor scanning the code finds a makro that is not used correctly. An easy fix is available. The user would expect a marking and a quickfix to correct the error. But at the moment (version 9.1) ...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 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 ...
about 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.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Not under consideration

need pushtoclient to export multiple RSE connections from the same host

RSE connections to the same push to client primary hostname are not exported with push to client export wizard. This restriction is documented on the RDz 9.1.1 Infocenter: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSQ2R2_9.1.1/com.ibm.etools.z...
about 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 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...
about 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS 0 Future consideration

Add "replying to operator console messages" to IDz

A console message such as 4200000 DEMOMVS 12.12.36 STC10875 *068 DFS996I *IMS READY* IMSC, response would require a 3270 interface to SDSF.
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 1 Not under consideration

Code Analyzer Reporting Enhancements

We are trying to use the Code Analyzer to scan our programs for our Standards, but currently no reporting is done for our management to validate. Reports are local to the developer running them. We would like the tool to provide reporting to show ...
over 9 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

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