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Having the same call scheduling DSLIST on IDz (filters) than ISPF (3.4) to access PDS without catalog's right in RACF profile

After discussing with the RDz/IDz host development team, it appears that ISPF and IDz don't order DSLIST in the same way. For example with restricted user RACF profile, READ access to certain datasets but no access to the catalog, you can read the...
almost 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Support bi-directional linking between the editor and the JCL Outline view

RDz v9.0.1 only supports linking from the JCL Outline view to the editor. It does not support linking from the editor to the JCL Outline view. If the current line (cursor) changes in the editor the JCL Outline view highlighting does not change to ...
about 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 4 Delivered

IDz Software Analysis uses old COBOL version 5.1

Setting for COBOL 6.x is missing from 'Software Analyzer'. Only version 5.1 is present there.
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Software Analyzer 3 Delivered

Display a pop-up when MAXTHREADTASKS is near and user has an overly treatment

We experience some troubles with servers blocked in TIMEOUT. After some research, we realized that it's due to the fact that MAXTHREADTASKS is reached. When the limit is reached, there's no message and the server is down.
about 7 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

LPEX Open Declaration should be in browse mode

The LPEX editor's feature "open declaration" displays a COBOL variable in edit-mode. We want it to be displayed in browse-mode. The variable may be in a copybook.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

Notifications or News from any user or admin

Provide a way for an "administrator" to issue messages to all users currently logged on to RSE server or post News that will be pushed to users as they connect to RSE
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 1 Delivered

zUnit to be able to handle pointers in the linkage variables

Our cobol programs are utilizing pointer variables in the linkages. Using zUnit Test Case Input wizard, the copybooks referenced by the pointers are not seen resulting to not being able to provide input data to a test scenario. PMR 46883,122,000 i...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 3 Delivered

Please support member masks in the new Remote z/OS File search

System: RDz v9.1Component: new Remote z/OS File searchDescription: The new search is developed to invokes MVS ISRSUPC to reduce the cost of searches on large mainframe libraries. However, with no support of member name wildcard, it just needs to s...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 5 Delivered

RDz cannot access dataset aliases with symbolic names

On our host platform symbolic names are used. We cannot access dataset aliases, which are using symbolic names. e.g.: 1. This symbolic name is set in SYS1.PARMLIB SYSDEF SYMDEF(&CICS#W4='C1#CIC52') 2. This alias is set CISD.CICS.SDFHPL1 -> ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Missing context menu for EXEC SQL CALL

When calling a stored procedure with "exec sql call" no context menu (View, Browse, Edit) to jump to the source (here a stored procedure source) is offered.See: missing context menu call_sp_1.jpg. If I call a "normal" Cobol program in the source, ...
over 3 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Editors 7 Delivered

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