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    Enhance the DBB User Build Information popup

    When a user build finishes, IDz shows a popup window which states: "DBB User Build is complete for <name-of-the-source-file> Click Details to see the complete build log." This information doesn't provide any valuable information to the devel...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 1 Future consideration

    IBM DB2 QMF object update

    * QMF Import *** this module is already developed by CIO App Mod*** Import QMF objects, query, procedure, form by using instruction files. QMFFORM: QMFFORM1: type: FORM member: QMFFORM1 name: QMF_FORM_1 QMFPROC: QMFPROC1: type: PROC m...
    11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0 Future consideration

    update IBM Workload Scheduler applications

    * IzWS (OPC) update *** this module is already developed by CIO *** Using BATL files, create/update OPC applications The git repo contains a BATL file for each OPC applications. The module inserts them into a JOB which is using WAPL com...
    11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Wazi Deploy 0 Future consideration

    Add an option to Refresh dependencies and SYSLIB automatically (in one shot) during Remote syntax check

    Requested evolution :Refresh dependencies AND refresh SYSLIB automatically in one shot, during the Remote syntax check. For example, during Remote Syntax check, a window can be displayed, asking for several choice like :1/ "Refresh dependencies an...
    about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 6 Future consideration

    IDz does not recognize variables used in "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause that were defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION instead of the LINKAGE SECTION

    Variables used in the "PROCEDURE DIVISION USING" clause have to be defined in the LINKAGE SECTION. If not, even if they are defined in the WORKING STORAGE SECTION, it ends with a compilation error on the mainframe "IGYPA3067-S Operand "REC-NSCERCH...
    over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 1 Future consideration

    IBM z-open editor extension on Visual Studio Code support for C/C++

    Some users still use C/C++ in their shop. Adding C/C++ support in the IBM z-open editor extension will benefit with DBB.
    11 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build / VSCODE 1 Future consideration

    General codingrules missing in static analysis

    Add 3 more coding rules regarding static analysis that we think should be in IDz by default. 1. Strings should only be moved to variables large enough to hold them without truncation https://rules.sonarsource.com/cobol/type/Bug/RSPEC-3921 2. Colla...
    over 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Future consideration

    Support Endevor v19 on CARMA plugin

    We saw in the below documentation that the supported Endevor version under IDZ v16 CARMA plugin is 16/17/18: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/developer-for-zos/16.0?topic=workspace-from-ca-endevor-software-change-manager-scm " Supported Releases of CA ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 1 Future consideration

    Advanced Auto-Formatting Options for COBOL Editor

    We'd like to have more options to influence the syntax-formatter in COBOL editor. At the moment there are few options for intention on IF oder WHEN etc... I wish some more options: 1) Intention for WHEN relative to EVALUATE2) Intention for the tex...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 4 Future consideration

    Re-order the JES output results from a Remote zOS File Search when a PDSE member list is wildcarded.

    When using IDz and performing a Remote zOS File Search that uses a wild-carded PDSE member selection (e.g. PPH2*) rather than the entire PDSE, that the output that is presented back to the user in JES output from the job is not in the same order a...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 1 Future consideration

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