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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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    Enable iProject to have an associated JOBD.

    I have a number of ongoing iProjects and generally each projects requires it's own attributes when submitting for compilation or when executing. It would be greatly beneficial if I could specify an IBMi jobd where RDi could get attributes from bef...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    Enable switching to Screen/Report Designer from LPEX

    Enable switching to the Screen Designer or Report Designer when editing a DSPF or PRTF source type in LPEX. Use Case: Search for and find a source member, then open it in the LPEx editor. Add: a toolbar icon or menu action to switch to the screen/...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Not under consideration

    Option to disable automatic selection of Restrict search to selection

    A previous RFE requested that RDi find text work like standard Eclipse find text. Part of that was the automatic selection of the "Restrict search to selection" checkbox if you have lines selected in the editor. I would like to disable that option...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Provide "Refactor" and "Hide unreferenced definitions" without Live Outline

    Currently, when editing RPG programs, the "Refactor" and "Hide unreferenced definitions" capabilities are available only when the "Live Outline" Preference is set on ("Update the Outline view when text is changed in the editor"). It would be nice ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    RDi : Debug to be enhanced to work with DBGENCKEY

    It is not possible in RDi (as of 5.6.0.3) to debug a program or service program that was compiled with a debug encryption key on DBGENCKEY. When this is attempted, it throws a CRRDG3031E error saying the listing could not be opened. Once this erro...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    RPGLE Formatter: Let procedure body begin in column 8.

    When editing "column-limited free form" RPGLE source (where all code begins in column 8), allow the RPGLE formatter to place the content of the procedure beginning in column 8 rather than indented one indent level. I consider the content of the pr...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Content assist proposals from included stream files

    In LPEX editor while editing RPG source code it is not possible to get content assist entries from included stream files (even if the include path is absolute). Include the content of the included stream files in the content assist proposals. Add ...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 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

    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' ...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Exit points for LPEX and screen designer.

    Add an exit point for LPEX and screen designer when they open and update a source member. Use Case: Develope a simple change management system.
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

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