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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Outline view not showing indicator usage in program defined output specs

There are indicators in my RPG ILE program that are used to condition output on program defined output specs. These indicator refereneces and not shown in the outline view. Use Case: To have a complete trace of the usage of indicators in a program.
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled.

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled. Allows developer to perform a program flow analysis. Use Case: We have many sub routines and/or procedures called from other sub routines and/or procedure...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 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

RDI: Fields defined in multiple files are not shown in outline

When a field is defined in multiple files it is not possible to see this in the outline. If you have 2 files ( myFileA and myFileB ) both containing the field myField then expanding the outline for myFileA should also show the line for myFileB wit...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 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 ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Regular expression scan and replace

Please add 'replace' to the regular expression search. In particular, the ability to use back references to capturing groups is very much desired. Use Case: I had an SQL script that was several hundred lines long which I wanted to put into a CL pr...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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

Rational Developer for I code generation

We are on OS 7.1 using Rational 9.1.1 - When I convert code to free form it is still creating the FREE END-FREE statements even though they are no longer required on OS 7.1 - Can the generation if Free End-Free statements be made optional? Use Cas...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Line outline doesn't show numbered indicators

When we have an RPGLE source open with the live outline open there is no reference of the numbered indicator.Exemple *IN(10) and *IN12 are used in the program. Only *IN12 appear in the outline. Even with the search, I can't find the *IN(10). The i...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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