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The findText function in the ISPF/LPEX editor does not behave like the FIND command in the ISPF editor.

The find command in the ISPF/LPEX should work with only one column specified like the ISPF editor command. Mainframe programmers familiar with the ISPF editor expect similar functionality out of the ISPF/LPEX find command.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Autosave in PL/I and JCL editor

In LPEX there are an autosave facility. This is not the case for PL/I and JCL editors. Our users want this feature because they want a local save of the file in the editor. In z/OS Project we use mainframe files, but an autosave should go to the d...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

RDz should facilitate easier export/import specific test data from DB2 databases.

Rational Developer for System z should facilitate to export specifictest data from source (dev/test) databases and import this data intotarget (test/dev) databases. Currently the database Export/Import functionality is aimed at savingand restoring...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

RDz CARMA support long file name in Endevor

RDz does not yet have support for CA Endevor long names, it can now only support up to 10 characters. However Endevor allow long file name since v7 in 2005. All the existing long file name element in Endevor cannot be interface with CARMA now.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Host/Distributed SCM Integration 2 Not under consideration

handle PL/I constructs/macros without preprocessing

This request is a follow up on PMR# 76639,010,678 Currently, the real-time syntax check gives errors for some specific PL/I constructs or macros. It can be solved by adding the MACRO option and by running the preprocessor through "Identified using...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Other/Unknown 4 Not under consideration

Provide icon hoverover feature to reduce learning curve times.

It would be great if there was the ability to see more information about what each and every icon represents when a mouse hoverover is performed. Being used to a greenscreen world all of my career, getting in and using RDz in Eclipse has been chal...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

RDz Host Connection Emulator font type

We would like to set/change the RDz Host Connection Emulator font type.
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

Provide APPEND function for Compare

When executing a compare of code in the Cobol Source Compare only offers to move/replace the blocks of code affected. An option should be offered to APPEND one change after another, which facilitates the merging of two versions of the same program
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Cross Reference in CARMA Endevor

We would like CARMA to enhance to support SEARCH (cross referencing) function, which could fulfill the following: - search a particular text phrase that appear in any elements in Endeovr (system specific) - search and return a list of element whic...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 2 Not under consideration

QUERY EXECUTION TIME

The query execution time which is useful does not display on the STATUS tab when using "sample contents" or ? ?"return all rows" in the DATA SOURCE EXPLORER. ? ? ?It does show when I enter my own sql. ? ? ?See example:? Query execution time => ...
about 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 3 Not under consideration

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