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My votes: RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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    Modify RDp to support an SSL debug session

    It would be helpful to provide support for debug sessions running under SSL. Use Case: A good example is debugging a program that handles personal information, such as credit card number, after decryption. Duing a debug session, the information is...
    over 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

    Save Defines through Verify Options with same session

    Save Defines set in Verify (Options) with the current session.Now, you must reset the defines every time you access Verify (Options) even with he same session. Use Case: System: Verifying code in RPGLE sourceActor: Customer Use cases for the syste...
    almost 15 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 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 ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 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...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

    Retain sort state of Object Table View after refresh

    Please save the sort state of the Object Table View and restore it after refreshing the content of the view. Or, refresh the content, not the state, of the view. Use Case: In a long list of source members sorted by name, I am looking at a spot whe...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 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...
    about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

    Document/Define variables available in RPGLE Code Templates

    See http://help.eclipse.org/luna/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.jdt.doc.user%2Fconcepts%2Fconcept-template-variables.htm it turns out that ${user} and ${date} and ${year} work. as well as the documented ${cursor}. ${file} does not work. What other...
    almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

    When inserting RPGLE blank line, Tab key should use free-form tabs

    RDi 9.1: When a blank line is inserted after a blank line (by pressing Enter), the Tab key is using tab stops at every tenth column (where did these come from?), instead of my free-form tab stops (every 3 columns). Since most of the code I write i...
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

    RDi 9.0.1 Outline View - "Output" section

    Would like to have a section added to the outline tree (i.e. "Output Section") so user can jump directly to Output specs in LPex. Also could add the Output fields to the "Fields" section (i.e. "line# (O)) to identify that the field is in the Outpu...
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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