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IBM Developer for z/OS

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Notification of compile results

Is there any way to get a notification of the results of the compile? Or could we get a Locate Job when run in batch mode?
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Environment name default to a user specified choice

Is it possible to get an environment name to default to an environment of our choice?
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 3 Not under consideration

Sequence number setting should be set globally instead of individually

We would like to change the sequence number setting on a global level. Currently, if you go to Window > Preferences > LPEX Editor > System z LPEX Editor- Sequence Numbers and check "Enable Sequence Number Handling", it allows users to set...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

RDz enhancement in ease of use by combining Remote preprocessing and remote syntax check tasks.

In Rdz we make use of remote processing.Developers will always have to carry out two mandatory tasks of Remote Preprocessing and Remote Syntax Check. We would appreciate if the two tasks are joined as one task seen from a developers perspective. T...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Context Menu Customization

Provide the ability to remove or inactivate selected options from the context menus.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Client Install 2 Not under consideration

Ability to compare JES output between two jobs.

The ability to compare JES output for multiple jobs would make test validation easier.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

RDz Should give a meaningfull message when problems are detected parsing XML files

Rational Developer for System z should give a meaningfull message when problems are detected parsing XML files. Technote 1635150 describes a case of a NullPointerException on a Remote Syntax Check where the starck trace tells us that the problem i...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration

Support ruler line in Host Emulator

We hope the host emulator can be enhanced to support a ruler line, which is the same as PCOMM.
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / z/OS Application Development 2 Not under consideration

optionally add a SOAP-header in MPP to the web service response

Use case: building IMS based web services based on wsdl first approach. With current version it's possible to pass an optional SOAP-header in the request to the MPP. Similar to the request, it should be possible to optionally pass back a SOAP-head...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Enterprise Service Tools 2 Not under consideration

RDz: Fix Ctrl-Z "Undo" function

When using Ctrl-Z from withing the LPex editor the Undo function will cycle through previously undone changes, placing them back into the code. Original state... make change1...Ctrl-Z undoes change 1 and source is back to original state...make cha...
over 11 years ago in IBM Developer for z/OS / Usability 3 Not under consideration