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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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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

RDi 9.8 IBM i Search Member filter

In RDi 9.8, the IBM i Search (CTRL-H => IBM i Search) doesn't retain the prior Member filter. Prior versions (e.g. 9.6) did so. This means that the vaule must be suppplied every time. Previously, I set it to "*" once and never had to change it ...
11 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 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...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Recognize fields renamed in RPG I-specs in RDi live outline

Currently RDi doesn't recognize renames of fields in RPG I-specs. For example, in the code below, the outline fails to recognize p3srvl as a defined field, and all functions dependent on it do not function. Please consider enabling the live outlin...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Comment block of code in CLLE and OPM programs

It would be nice to have same functionality as is in RPG and COBOL ILE programs to comment/uncomment block of code with shortcut Ctrl+/, also in OPM programs in ILE CL. Use Case: User select a few lines of code in ILE CL or OPM COBOL and RPG a the...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Variable renaming

Automatic renaming of a variable, datastructure, subprocedure, and other relevant items in all of its appearances Use Case: User renames a variable using a refactoring option such as the one available for java code. The renaming marks all the vari...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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

Table "Files" should contain entries for all the known types used for source file members by default and not only a subset.

When opening a stream file in the IFS with the LPEX editor, then the LPEX editor has to determine if the stream file contains text or binary content. This will be done by the extension of the stream file name and the content of the table "Files" i...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Correct automatic formattng of SQL statements

When automatic formatting of SQL is turned on and code is inserted in a select statement which pushes the statement past column 80, the automatic formatter ignores the code past column 80 and incorrectly splits the rest of the statement in the mid...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Using source member name as job name during compilation using RDi

When I compile a program using PDM option 14, when I receive the break message, the name of the job is the source member name (ie - compiling member BLAH). I'll get a break message JOB 123456/MYUSERID/BLAH Completed normally on xx/xx/xx at hh:mm:s...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

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