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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM Developer for z/OS
Categories Remote System Explorer
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 19, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

(Bug?) Large data sets opened via "Use External Editor" remain enqueued until IDz is closed

In IDz, I opened a large data set via "MVS Files > Retrieve Data set". Because the data set was large (in my case, 42MB), it was recommended I open the data set using an external editor. After closing the external editor, I then tried to delete the data set. However, I then received an error that the resource is locked and could not be deleted. 

After further investigation, I determined that the Remote Systems Explorer daemon held an enqueue on the data set. After closing IDz completely, the enqueue was lifted and I could delete the data set. 

For what it's worth, I'm able to reproduce the error. 

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