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Support conversion of ASA print characters in text mode for CopyToHFS

When using the DBB-provided CopyToHFS API to copy compiler listings from MVS to USS, the listings are being corrupted. This is because the function does not properly convert and preserve the ASA print characters in text mode to USS. Customer is re...
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Dependency Based Build 1 Delivered

Limit number of JES jobs displayed in RDz for performance issues

When pulling back more than 100 or so jobs by creating a JES filter, the response time can be as great as 30 minutes for 1600 jobs, in spite of no CPU constraints when viewed in RMF or BMC Mainview performance monitoring tools. There was a similar...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 6 Delivered

ZUnit: Storing static information in a central env file

The storage of static information like Dynamic Runtime Library should not be stored in the preferences of the workspace. IDz users do not know the installation libraries of the IDz server in most cases. The Dynamic Runtime Libraries should be stor...
over 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 2 Delivered

Create z/OS Project from Git Repo root

Currently you can create a Z/OS Project from the eGIT Repositories with a right-click on a sub-folder in a Git Repo. As some organizations have a multi-repo strategy, it should be possible to create the z/OS Project from the Git Repo Root folder.
over 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

Need EBCDIC code page conversion check in COBOL and PLI editor

When using local projects to develop COBOL or PLI then files are UTF8 encoded and it is possible to add characters that cannot be mapped later on to an EBCDIC code page. It will be good if a warning could be enabled to flag those characters.
over 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Delivered

Make new setting under IDz/RCE preferences for Remote Connection Emulator to be able to run from defined place instead of default AppData folder

During an exploration of new Remote Connection Emulator within iDz 15.0.5 we found that implementation of this solution is based on AppData folder, where if RCE is to be started, binary program of RCE executable (s3270 binary program) is getting l...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Delivered

Specify a custom Db2 for z/OS connection name

Currently, when a connection to a Db2 subsystem is created it only specifies the host name and LOCATION. From my experience, developers don't know the LOCATION but only the common name of the subsystem. It would be nice if developers could specify...
12 months ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Delivered

IDz DBCS does not recognize empty SOSI or SISO inside

In unicode conversion from host, SO (x0E) and SI (x0F) characters are stripped off. They are inserted back when saving back to host.DBCS character conversion does not work as expected with certain sequential combinations of SO and SI. In some case...
almost 4 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 2 Delivered

Add zUnit support for Entry Statements

Currently, when trying to generate a zUnit test case on modules with ENTRY statements, the linkage isn't populated and the wizard is not usable. I have attached screenshots of the module we're trying to generate a test case for and what zUnit look...
almost 5 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / zUnit 4 Delivered

Provide a new CARMA setting to disable automatic ENQ lock on elements

Beginning with IDz server v14.0, CARMA automatically issues an ENQ lock when editing an element. This introduces a problem later down stream for some customers with the "Preview JCL" option when the user attempts to perform a CARMA "Save and Gener...
about 6 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Delivered

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