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In 8.0.3, when I search for a string in RSE it does not display the searched files;instead it displays <selected resources>

In 8.0.3, When I search for a string in RSE. It does not display the searched files but instead it displays <selected resources>. I am unable to verify which files and/or PDS's it has searched against in the GUI. Also If I save the search qu...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

PATH VSAM

This is your complaint that RD/z should display all parts of a VSAM file such as the CLUSTER, INDEX, DATA and maybe the AIX and PATH as does ISPF.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

Cobol Editor automatic capitalisation

The need is have a functionality which capitalize automatically the Cobol source (but also JCL and any other mainframe sources). At least such capitalization has to be done before saving the source.Only the literals are not changed.Optionally, the...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Delivered

Edition partielle de table DB2 impossible

La selection partielle de lignes d'une table DB2 en ?dition est impossible.TSO PST le permet.La seule possibilit? est d'utiliser SQL, mais ceci n'est pas s?curis? car on ne sait jamais par avance le nb de lignes qui vont ?tre modifi?es, au contrai...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Delivered

COBOL editor does not format copybooks

COBOL Editor can format a program (.cbl) but not a copybook (.cpy)
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Delivered

Title bar - adding 'workspace name'.

Currently at the title bar you can see 'z/OS projects - IBM Rational Developer for System Z with Java'. This does not carry any useful information. Instead I suggest you indicate a 'workspace name'. In this case if you have a few workspaces opened...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

IMS, WS-tools: The error handling of generated MPP in xsebatch should be changed/enhanced in case of "wsdl first" scenario.

The error handling in generated MPP (RDz 8.0.3.1) is wrong and incomplete. See PMR listed above. IBM-lab provided me an acceptable proposal for this enhancement. See attached file.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 5 Delivered

RD/z-Debugger/Double click for -> add monitored expression - funtionality should work not only in debugger editor

In Compiled Debug Preferences of RDZ-Debugger when > 'Allways use Debugger Editor while debugging' <isn't activ because of the COBOL Outline view, >'double-click in Debugger Editor to add monitored expression' - functionality <should w...
almost 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Delivered

Locate JCL submitted

When a user submits a JCL from the RSE or a project, RDz returns the job number in a msg window.This window has a push button Locate job. When the same JCL is submitted from the editor,there's no window. hence, no button Locate job. Only the job ID.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

Enhance audit log

If a file is copied to the PC thru RDz, we want the activity to be logged on the mainframe. Currently, the RDz log on the host shows that the file was read. This is not granular enough to indicate if a file was copied.
about 13 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Delivered

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