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My ideas: RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Always make Run SQL Scripts available, not just when in SQLRPGLE source

Being able to access Run SQL Scripts in RDi is great. But it'd be better if I didn't have to open a SQLRPGLE source to do so. Use Case: I use SQL to query data quite a lot and it's not always related to when I work on SQLRPGLE source.
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Regular expression scan and replace

Please add 'replace' to the regular expression search. In particular, the ability to use back references to capturing groups is very much desired. Use Case: I had an SQL script that was several hundred lines long which I wanted to put into a CL pr...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Command line tools for code coverage

RDi now has tools for producing code coverage reports. We would like to see command line tools for generating these reports, so that we may run them alongside our automated unit and system tests. Use Case: Allow for code coverage reports to be pro...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Code Coverage Merged Report

When using the Code Coverage utility, it would be very beneficial to be able to generate a report for merged results. At this time, it appears that you can run multiple instances of the Code Coverage utility to create multiple results. You can sel...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Fix RDi LPEX Content Assist to correctly describe data structure arrays as arrays

RDi is a commonly used integrated development environment designed for creating and maintaining applications on IBM i systems. A very helpful feature in the RDi LPEX editor is the content assist feature. Content Assist allows the user to quickly e...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Syntax highlighter for UIM Source

Probably silly, but I'd like to have at least a minimal syntax highlighter for UIM source. I personally use a lot of UIM and just seeing the language tags different than the rest of the text would be nice. When editing UIM source code that support...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Open Browsed Source Member for Edit

When browsing a source physical file member with LPEX, right-click on the member name tab brings up a menu with these options: Close, Close Others, Close all. Add a fourth option, such as "Open for Edit", to close the browse window and re-open the...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 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...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Change default source extension to RPGLE

When you review the code coverage source the member opens up using this name patter "member.membertype.rpg". By using the RPG extension you force the user into the LPEX edit profile for RPG III syntax styling. Use Case: Just cover an SQLRPGLE prog...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Push To Client not saving customization of perspectives

Customization of perspectives (adding/removing menus, buttons, etc) is not saved/published when using the Push To Client feature. Use Case: Push-to-Client is a great feature for simplifying the roll-out of standard configuration and perspective cu...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered