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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Hover and hyperlink in RPGLE support for like, likeds, etc in D specs

In D specs, we can refer to other definitions such as in like, likeds, dim, based, overlay.For instance: d Z_CustInfo ds qualified template d id 10i 0 d description 50a varying d maxCust c 10 d customers ds likeds(Z_CustInfo) dim(maxCust) When I h...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Allow going back after following RPGLE hyperlinks

I like the new RPGLE hyperlink functionality added in 8.5.1. It is an alternative to my RFE 11092.However, once I follow a link, I can't easily get back to where I was. I would like a "back" action to go to the previous position.I'd prefer that th...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Outline: Don't Alphabetize Parameters

The ability to sort the contents of the outline alphabetically is really nice. The only part that doesn't make sense is alphabetizing procedure parameters. Since content assist does not show parameter descriptions (and I believe the RFE requesting...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Default Remote Systems Connection

Add a flag to specify whether a connection should 'connect' at start-up. Use Case: When the Object Table or Remote Systems Explorer (RSE) views along with the Commands Log are set as fast views--then when you can select a filter to expand in the R...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Add *EVENTF to CRTCMD

Creating a command from source does not currently produce results in the Error List view in RDi. This is because CRTCMD lacks support for the *EVENTF option. Add support for the *EVENTF option to CRTCMD so error output will display in RDi. At the ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Error message in editor stays, even when the error is solved

When an error in the source code is solved, the error message should be removed from the editor. Use Case: In many cases, the error message in the source code editor does not disappear, even if the error is solved. For example, when using content ...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Multiple conditions on a breakpoint on RPG/COBOL programs

As we can do with C programs Use Case: To debug quickly
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Display Parameters When Hovering Over External Procedure Calls

Display Parameter definitions when hovering over external procedure calls in the same way that happens when hovering over internal procedure calls. Use Case: I use content assist to add an external procedure call, and it displays the parameter nam...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

edit/browse toggle in LPEX

I would like to be able to toggle between browse mode and edit mode without closing the source member. Use Case: I might have a member open in the LPE editor and have several different views open. Shame to have to close all that just because I ori...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Enhance Ability to Rearrange Filters in RSE

RDp 8.51: It seems the only way to rearrange object filters in RSE is to right-click a filter and select "Move Up/Move Down" from the context menu. This is cumbersome when one has many filters, and a new one is added (since new filters are added a...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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