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RDz CARMA to add the "Print Member" interface

The "Print Member" function is required for us to get the program listing as some of our legacy LPARs don't support "Print Element -> Listing" function. The steps to use the batch "Print Member" function in ISPF are attached.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Retrieve Data Set

Would like to select multiple datasets when using 'Retrieve Data Set' in RSE .
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 6 Delivered

Provide column ruler in System z Data Editor

Provide something as the LPEX COBOL editor like so----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5 IDENTIFICATION DIVISION. IBMers please view RTC work item 46030.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Insufficient information on CRR* error messages

When there are issues with RDz Client and Server components, the error messages displayed doesn't provide enough information for the users to understand the issue or provide any guidance to resolve the issue.The current help over the internet also...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 3 Delivered

RDz JES Remote Monitor

For JES, it's not obvious that a completed job actually abended or had a bad return code unless you use the ?Monitor? window. However, what you're monitoring goes away each time RDz logs you off. So if I leave my desk for 10 minutes and come back,...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

In RDz version 8.0.3, inline macros being flagged as invalid. These are valid and should be not be flagged as errors.

In RDz version 8.0.3, Assembler macros must be defined in either the base or user macro file so that the programs that use them will not flag as an error. This process does not take into account inline macros and they are being flagged as invalid....
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

RDz JES Filter - would like to show more info

Would like the ability to see more data in the JES Filter. Right now it only shows the job name, if it could show comments it would make searching for jobs much easier.
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Delivered

Ability to specify a template for a Job Card with the Endevor plugin

The CA Endevor API has a Submit Package action and this is what we use. CA Endevor is the one that requires the jobcards and CA Endevor uses them to submit the job. With the batch support for the element actions, the RDz Endevor RAM takes the temp...
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 3 Delivered

Endevor - Give us a quick edit like processing

In carma - endevor - we select a module and there are two many steps to go through to do the updates. In quick edit it is simple. I don't really care if it uses a PDS, that is great, but the steps need to be redused.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Add a process for viewing called subroutines like we view copybooks from source code

Currently when viewing COBOL programs in RDz we have the ability to select and browse copybooks. I would like the same feature for viewing subroutines. When changing programs many times there is a need to view the subroutine source. Many times the...
over 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered