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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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    Change search error details to be RDi specific

    When using the search function (flashlight button) in RDi, if the search entered is something like this: &amp then you'll get an error. The error details starts talking about CL and REXX variables. It does, at the end, say to wrap the value in...
    about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    in RDi have the ability to use F3 in a COBOL source program

    When developing and troubleshooting programs in RDi within an RPGLE program, the ability to jump to a subprocedure using F3 and returning with the "Alt + Arrow key" is a great feature. Request modifications be made to the development tool to allow...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    Displaying source file member text within the i Project

    We would like the member description of source file members either alongside the actual source file member or available in a separate table as is available via RSE for objects on the iSeries. Use Case: We are using RDi in combination with SVN so o...
    about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Filtering source files and source file members in the i Project

    We would like to be able to filter on source files and source file members within the i Project. As RDi is supposed to be a replacement for PDM this is a loss of feature. Use Case: We are using RDi in combination with SVN so our aim is to remove s...
    about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    Allow selection of remote objects to be loaded to an i Project

    The remote search view results should in compressed view should allow a developer to select all results to be copied to an i Project. Use Case: Since the remote search does not allow for the use of regular expressions I must create a broad search ...
    about 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Not under consideration

    Display Message File Constants in Screen Designer

    Our team uses Rational Developer for a lot of RPG programming associated with display files and related text from multiple spoken languages (Spanish, English, French, etc). We would like Rational Developer's Screen Designer 'Preview' and 'Design' ...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Display paired parentheses in different colors in SQL Where clauses and RPG Do and If statements

    Enahancing the RDi editor to display paired parentheses in different colors would enable the programmer to visually see the construct of complex AND and OR clauses in SQL WHERE and RPG IF and DO statements. Use Case: See attachment
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Not under consideration

    Launch Run SQL scripts from rdi debug monitor variable

    In RDI debugger, when working with an rpgsql, could “launch run sql scripts” be added as a menu option for a monitored variable? My rpgsql program builds the sql statement based on prompted entries on the display file. When testing/ debugging, I m...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    DDSDesigner toolbar for common properties

    Common properties such as field type, color, dspatr should be available from a toolbar in the design tab. Something similar to the toolbar in CODE designer.It should also work when multiple fields are selected. Use Case: User wants to underline he...
    over 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Suround selection with if, do, for, monitor in Lepex for RPGLE

    Add a "Surround with" option in Lpex for RPGLE source similar to the one existing for Java. A common case when updating an existing program is adding a condition for a block of lines, i.e puttiong these lines inside a 'if'. With this option, the u...
    over 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

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