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My votes: RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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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...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Change ctrl-f to function like eclipse find

Ctrl-f currently opens the find and replace window in the LPEX editor and pre-populates the find block with the selected text, or the last find text if nothing is selected. This is close to, but different from the base eclipse functionality. It sh...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Open /COPY and copy book members with right click->/Copy member > Edit when /Copy member is stored in IFS

In ?Rational Developer for i? is a function for opening /COPY and /INCLUDE files by pointing at the source line where the copy is definded, right clicking and choosing Source > /COPYmember > Edit. This is working only when the Source is stor...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Remove pink error messages as well as error list entries after compilation

Please remove the pink error messages from the LPEX editor as well as the error list entries after a successful compilation of the source member. It is annoying (at least for me) to press CTRL+F5 to remove the pink error messages from the LPEX edi...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Improve handling of variables and constants in RDP RPGLE Content Assist

Content Assist for RPGLE does not always present the correct choices.For instance, say I have an array named Values and a series of constants or variables named iSomething for array indexes. If I then type Values(i and hit ctrl-Space, the choices ...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

RDI: Outline does not show data structure is modified by XML-INTO

Given the code xml-into query %xml(response : XMLoptions); In the outline the data structure query is shown referenced but not modified.I'm at RDI 9.6.0.9 Use Case: You can't see that the data structure query is modified by a xml-into statement. I...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

RDI Command popups do not appear on same monitor as RDI window.

I use two monitors while working at home, the main one is my laptop panel and the other is a widescreen monitor. I have to travel into the office sometimes where the setup is different so the main screen reverts from the laptop to one of the two m...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Need a lightweight Terminal Emulator

While using the Remote System Explore of RDp, it would be really handy to be able to open up an emulator session to the i.This doesn't need to be a full featured version of i Access. But a lightweight version would be really handy Use Case: While ...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Outline does not show use of %KDS() DS name

In the outline I can see my QUALIFIED DS being referenced as a Key but it does not list the usage line. It does list the usage lines of the sub fields. Use Case: Since one cannot guarentee the location of the key used in the code to be right under...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Allow prefix area command F* for DDS

You can put F* in LPEX editor for RPG source. Please allow this for DDS and other types. Use Case: When i edit DDS source, there are times when i want to search for data in a specific column but i do not remember the column positional number. I ha...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered