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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 23, 2014

File Manager plugin -selections as rectangular

The RDZ editor does not currently have the capability to select a subset
of the data so that it can be cut into the clip board and then pasted
back again later

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    May 9, 2017

    Working as requested. Select records in the editor and select "Copy Records" action from the context menu (important to keep Ctrl key pressed). Then select "Insert Records" action to paste the copied records.

  • Guest
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    Nov 19, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Development Tooling
    Product - IBM File Manager

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - IBM File Manager

  • Guest
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    Nov 18, 2014

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - IBM File Manager
    Component - Other
    Operating system - IBM z/OS

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z
    Component - Enterprise Service Tools
    Operating system - IBM z/OS