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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
Menu Manager on local projects would only be able to access windows services. Most of the value of MenuManager is via accessing remote services such as JCL or CLIST submits according to customers. We would not be able to prioritize this request in the next two years based on priority so we are rejecting for now.
The most relevant use case is to be able to demonstrate the Menu Manager feature to potential clients during a demo of RDz when a mainframe connection is not available. If Menu Manager is not available on local projects, I do not see how that functionality can be exercised without a mainframe connection.
The demo would show how easy it is to add menu functions, for example opening a .cbl file in notepad and changing all occurrences of abc to xyz. Not likely that this specific menu item would be useful in a live environment, but it would serve as a basis for demonstrating the power of the Menu Manager functionality.
As we are considering this RFE, we need clarification on the exact menu manager scenario. Could you please provide us with an actual use case or scenario to help us better understand the menu manager support on local projects ? Thanks.