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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Include RPGLE TAGs in outline view

Currently tags defined with the RPGLE op-code TAG don't appear anywhere in the outline view. I'd like to be able to see them in the outline view. Use Case: Working on some old converted code that uses TAG & GOTO. It'd be helpful to see the TAG...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Share RSE Connection settings

Provide a means to simply share RSE connection information including host information (host name, libraries, initial commands), filters, commands, etc. We have a large group of developers working in a shared environment and they all need to have t...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Search within Outline VIEW

A search window within OUTLINE - which will reduce the display to only values I am entering..( And I attached a little screenshot)So when I have 4 fields with rss01 rss02 rst001 rst002 and I am entering "rs" - all fields are still displayed.Howeve...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Change Open Source Member to Edit/Browse Mode

Currently if a source member is open in Browse mode, if I want to make a change, I have to close and re-open it in Edit mode. It would be nice if I could just use the right click menu to set Edit Mode. This would make a trip to the host to lock th...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

RDi: Error list does not position to correct source line if any source lines have been added or deleted

System: RDi for RPGActor: User needing defective feature to be fixed RDi currently provides the ability to quickly position to compiler errors by double-clicking the error in the Error List. Issue: If you modify your source code by adding or delet...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Display additional parameter information in RPGLE content assist

RPG content assist shows only data type and length of parameters in a prototype. Prototypes in RPG allow parameters to have names, mainly for documentation. These parameter names, if available, along with keywords like OPTIONS(*NOPASS:*OMIT:*VARSI...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Highlight Search Fields in LPEX like Java inside Eclipse

When you highlight a item in Java inside Eclipse, it highlights all the occurrence of that word. Why not also do this inside LPEX? More standard. Thx Use Case: Eclipse already does it in Java, just add it to RPGLE.
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

RDi show full qualified member name in member comparison

In a member comparison, only the member name is displayed in the title bar. Use Case: In the case of the same member names in different libraries or source members, it would be helpful which member is displayed on the left and right. Please show t...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Content Assist - See the Value of a Constant

Content Assist gives the definition of a field, but does not work on constants. It would be nice to have content assist show the value of a constant. Use Case: There are times when knowing the value of a Constant is helpful, and when I need to kno...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Replicate PDM compile submitted job naming

When a compile is submitted to batch in PDM, the job takes the name of the source member. When submitting a compile in RDi, the job uses the job description as the submitted job name. Use Case: Submit a compile in RDi and the job name should be th...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

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