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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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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...
over 6 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...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Find String result save/print

Find String can be performed to locate where, in all or selected source, a string exists. The results show what source code the string was located in. The problem comes when you want to save the ?find result' or print it out. This capability does ...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 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 11 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...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

RDi Ctrl+F

Using CTRL+F to bring up the find footer should not reposition the cursor in the editor. Use Case: editing code
over 4 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...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 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...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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.
about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Adding a hyperlink to comment source code when developing in Remote System Explorer in RDi.

We use Jira as our document control/status control/issue tracker. We also put this Jira number within our source code as a comment. It will be great if we can add a hyperlink to that Jira number, so when you click on this hyperlink it will take yo...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered