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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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    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...
    about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

    Content Assist should consistently insert to new line if inserted text would go past column 80 in free format RPGLE

    When using Content Assist in RPGLE free-format near the end of the code section of a line (col 80), the behaviour is inconsistent when the choice would not fit (up to col 79 actually)- in some cases the choice in put on a new line (ex a variable n...
    over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

    Make ctrl-f function the same way in both block and stream modes

    Ctrl-f opens a find and replace window in Developer for Power Systems. The functionality for alt-a when that window is open is different in Block and Stream modes. If code is selected in block mode when alt-a is pressed, it stays selected. In stre...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

    RDi integrated shell

    Introduce an integrated shell, like VSCode has, to make it easy/simple to ssh into PASE on IBM i. Use Case: As more developers adopt RPG in the IFS they will also most likely be adopting alternative build strategies that require "make" and other u...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

    Test coverage in RDP for rpg and cl languages

    Will RDP for i also get the test coverage feature for the rpg, cobol and cl languages that the aix version of the product for c and c++ is getting and that java already has"? Use Case: Need to be able to see lines of code executed. Would select so...
    almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

    Using Error List should highlight the item in error, not select

    The "Error List" in RDi will position into the source if you double-click an error. When it positions it also selects the item in error. Unfortunately, the "select" doesn't follow the same behavior as the standard LPEX editor "stream" block mode a...
    about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

    Outline view not showing indicator (M) flag

    The outline view does not display the modified flag (M) for the fixed format opcodes SETON and SETOFF. Use Case: Everyday while maintaing 3rd party source.
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

    Named indicator should appear in the Fields section of the Outline view

    Currently named variables of type N are shown under the indicator category in the Outline view.Consensus in the WDSC-I Midrange list is that developers consider this type of variables should be under the Fields category like other variables. There...
    over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

    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.
    almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

    Compare without sequence #

    The stock compare function, as initiated with a right-click in the RSE includes sequence # in the comparison. There doesn't appear to be a way to stop this from happening, so many more differences are tagged than we would like. Use Case: We have s...
    almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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