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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Type-Processor Group relation needs a Refresh during the ADD Endevor

IN Endevor z/OS , there is a relation between the component type and the processor group . So we can view the list of the different processor groups for the type COBOL for example.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

RDz EST to support UTF8 request codepage

In Create New Service Interface, the current RDz EST client cannot support UTF-8 request code page if the corresponding copybook field is defined as PIC X
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

Provide z/OS Health Checks to validate install and functionality

RDz should come with z/OS Health Checks that validate that RDZ is functional so that usability is automatically validated after every IPL or restart.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host Install 3 Not under consideration

Need support for SOAP 1.2 binding in CICS compiled

RDz Enterprise Service Tool can only generate web service artifacts including WSDL in soap 1.1 binding for Compiled XML Conversion, even if setting soap version to 1.2 in the web service assistant option. Request to support generating web service ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 3 Not under consideration

RDz: support for -INC ABC. ( a period at the end ) - see PMR 28219,300,624

We are resquesting support for -INC ABC. ( a period at the end ), as per discussion in PMR 28219,300,624
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 4 Not under consideration

JCL substitution works at steps level, not at job level

In RDz, in a property group, there's a tabl JCL substitution for steps like COBOL, PL/I, LInk, Run, but not for JCL; This means you cannot use substitution variables for the whole job. The only way to achieve this is follow the steps described in ...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

LPEX Editor ISPF commands don't all work in Uppercase

ISPF Commands should work in both upper and lower case for consistency in the user experience. Certain commands such as 'UNDO' only work in lower case. .
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

Notification on ended job

When submitting a jcl in rdz, I would like a notification when the job has finished. Some users may NOT want a nofitication so this behaviour shuold be controlled by a preference or by having as "submit with notification" menu option.
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

RSE 'Compare with each other' - ignore data in pos. 73-80 (as an option)

In RSE I select two programs and perform 'compare with each other'. The window shows me two programs side by side and differences between. We are using Endevor as a source repository. Endevor inserts data (basically program number and some statist...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 4 Not under consideration

Rechercher un fichier ou un PDS dans RDz avec une * dans la premi?re partie de son nom

La recherche d'un ensemble de fichiers s?quentiels (ou PDS) qui ont en commun la fin de leur nom (ou plus exactement dont la premi?re partie du nom diff?re) est impossible depuis RDz alors qu'elle l'est depuis le 3270.Par exemple, nous stockons no...
over 12 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Not under consideration