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My votes: RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Replicate PDM compile submitted job naming

When a compile is submitted to batch in PDM, the job takes the name of the source member. When submitting a compile in RDi, the job uses the job description as the submitted job name. Use Case: Submit a compile in RDi and the job name should be th...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Procedure hover text for parameters

IBM Rational Developer for i (RDi) Version 9.6.0.1 gives hover text and content assist for procedures in RPGLE. This shows the parameters and the return type. You lose all of that when you start typing the parameters. Ideally, you'd get to keep th...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 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...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Overlay exported procedures with a little icon to distinguish them from internal procedures

Please add an overlay to exported procedures in the "Outline" view. Distinguishing between exported from imported procedures would be much easier, if there were different icons for both types. Maybe you could also add an overlay to the local proce...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

RDI: Operation on file or record format should be shown in outline

In the outline I would like to be able to see what kind of operation is done on a file or record format.It could be I/O/U for input/output/update or M for modify. "I" could be used to show a read or chain operation;"O" could be used for a write op...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Allow Refactor Rename to wrap lines when the new length is longer than the record length

When using the Refactor>Rename on ILE RPG, it is possible for the length of the line to exceed the record length of the original line. In this case RDi should break the line at an appropriate place and wrap it onto a new line. It would be ideal...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi)

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi). The current one is horrible and looks like a fuzzy dark meaningless spot. When this icon was originally changed about 2 years ago I called support thinking there was a problem with my inst...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

RDi : open include/copy from IFS

RDi is able to open the /include or /copy members only for physical source files : add the capacity to open /include from the IFS Use Case: Very usefull for ILE development.
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Provide ability to set source path for reuse on SEP debugging.

When launching RSE Debug VIA SEP from a 5250 session the Object is examined to determine the source path. When this path does not exist a prompt is provided to set the path. On each subsequent debug session he path must be set again. I would like ...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

IBM i Search (CTRL-H) running in background

I wish the IBM i search (CTRL-H) would run in the background, just like the outline does. That way, we could continue to work while the search is in progress. We could even launch multiple search at once. I'm still using FNDSTRPDM and option 25 in...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

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