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Ignore case remain inactive with 'Compare with' for programs that have different sequence number AND case on the same line

When we compare programs, the button 'Ignore Case' in the toolbar has no effect in Compare editor if there are both different sequence number AND different case existing in a same line.In this case, the line displays a difference that should be el...
over 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 6 Delivered

Automatically Determine Host User ID When Connecting to a Remote System via Certificate Authentication

In z/OS Explorer, all Remote System connection types (FTP, SSH, z/OS, etc.) are by default set to the user ID of the workstation that the client is installed on. To change the Default ID for various connections a user can navigate to Windows/Prefe...
over 1 year ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 2 Delivered

Expand Column Width of table entries

Some views like the "Remote Monitor" View e.g. for "my jobs" consist of table columns. When a developer changes the column width and then closes and reopens the view, the column widths earlier are no longer used. The column width goes to a default...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 7 Delivered

RSEAPI via IBM Developer for z/OS : RACF Keystore

Hi... For the RSEAPI option we are testing as part of IBM Developer for z/OS, we'd like to see that RSEAPI (rseapi.env) can support the RACF KEYSTORE for security. We understand that is not currently an option.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered

change of Internet Links and product names

we are using IBM Explorer for z/OS, mostly CICS Explorer, debug tool plugin and MQ Explorer plugin. The most time consuming activity is the search for a changed product name and the changed Internet link.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 1 Delivered

Add an option to the Retrieve Data Set feature to restrict search on additional qualifiers

In remote systems perspective, when we retrieve datasets in MVS files, there no option to restrict the dataset filter criteria to a particular number of qualifiers or nodes. This would be similar to unchecking the " Include Additional Qualifiers" ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered

USS filters in Export Remote JAR dialog

When developing Java batch applications our teams want to execute and test them as fast as possible. Therefore the "Export Remote Jar" functionality is used to reduce the number of manual steps. The dialog when selecting the remote target director...
over 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 4 Delivered

Compare two files from Remote Edit History view

When working with files in IDz it is often cumbersome to find and selecting different members in the Remote Systems view if the members are in different libraries. Users would like to have the option of comparing two files/members from the Remote ...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered

Remote file not found - show hint message

I open a remote cobol file and add a bookmark for it.Then I close the editor. Now I delete the file on the mainframe.When I try to open the deleted file by double clicking on the bookmark, the following exception is thrown in the logfile.See bookm...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 5 Delivered

Add IBMCAC security provider to RDz/z/os Explorer client

This customer has had an ongoing need to be able to access certificates from the MS-CAPI keystore (also used for SmartCard support) when using Client Certificates authentication when connecting to RSE. IBM has a security provider with the name IBM...
about 8 years ago in z/OS Explorer / Client 3 Delivered