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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 14, 2015

Support new JCL from z/OS V2R1

JCL Editor breaks on z/OS V2R1 features like EXPORT SYMLIST

Please see following JCL:

//MKAIQM JOB 7904,KAISER,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),MSGCLASS=K,CLASS=A,
// NOTIFY=&SYSUID,REGION=512M
// EXPORT SYMLIST=(YEAR,USER,QMDIR,QMFILE,QMDSN)
// SET YEAR='2015'
// SET USER='mkai'
// SET QMDIR='/opt/qmplanner/kst7904'
// SET QMFILE='qm-notification'
// SET QMDSN=HERI.QMREXX.QMLIST.Y&YEAR
//RCVPLC EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,REGION=32M
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDOUT DD SYSOUT=*
//STDPARM DD DATA,DLM=##,SYMBOLS=JCLONLY
SH cd &QMDIR. && ./qmplanner-initial.sh &YEAR
##
// ... and so on

The RSC in JCL editor breaks on EXPORT SYMLIST:

Multiple markers at this line
- "PROC" expected after this token
- "PendStatement" inserted to complete scope

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Sep 12, 2016

    Delivered in IBM Developer for z Systems 14.0 (formerly named IBM Rational Developer for z Systems) and IBM Explorer for z/OS 3.0.1.

  • Guest
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    Jan 26, 2016

    Now it's RDz V9.5 and z/OS 2.2 has been delivered since a while... and still there is no support for z/OS 2.1 feature EXPORT and SYMBOLS...

  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
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    Jan 19, 2015

    Thank you for taking the time to suggest an enhancement to our product. Many of our product enhancements result from feedback from our customers, so your input is always very important to us. Your request is currently inline with our product strategy and we have planned it for a future release of the product. Thank you for your suggestion and continued support.