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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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    RDI: Fields renamed in Input Specifications are not shown in outline

    When renaming a field for a record format in the Input Specifications the reference to the field is not shown in the outline. Use Case: Fixed format Input Specifications: ImyFileRecI myField xx_MyField The reference to myField is not shown in the ...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    Default Connection in RDi

    When I use RDi I create connections to multiple LPARs. When I right-click on Objects and click Open Member, it would be nice to have the Connection default to the one I selected with the right-click and not the last one I used. Use Case: Open Remo...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Code Coverage Filter

    I would like the ability to use filters with code coverage. This ability does not exist currently. Use Case: When unit testing a service program it may call procedures from several other service programs or even external programs. I am not necessa...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Respect punctuation when using keyboard navigation

    When using ctrl-rightarrow and ctrl-leftarrow to navigate a source line, please repsect the punctuation of the language and stop more often than just on the blank spots. For example, the C++ and C parsers very nicely stop on every comma, bracket, ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    RDi 9.5.0.3: Source search path for the code coverage cannot be changed

    We use the application Rational Developer for i (RDi), ver: 9.5.0.3. We have the source and the object on two different IBMi server. In this case, the feature code coverage doesn't work. I found out, the source search path for the code coverage ca...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Add menu option to convert file and variable definitions to free form

    To hasten the move from fixed format RPG to free form, please add source option to allow converting variables, constants, DS and f-specs from fixed to free, similar to how you can highlight lines of code and select convert to free. Use Case: D MYV...
    about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    Execute Line Commands over Multiple Views of Same Source Member

    Currently, you can only execute line commands within a single view of a source member, which requires you to navigate between different sections of the same code on a single view, and can be time consuming if you have multiple line commands to exe...
    about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    VisualAge for RPG

    Allow users to import VisualAge for RPG projects & build .Windows applicaitons - or Java applications within RDi Use Case: Lots of home-grown software written on VisualAge for RPG. Because they were designed from the ground up (and not convert...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    No parameternames shown after Ctl+Space on serviceprogram

    Since we use serviceprograms a lot in our company, we need to know the parameter names instead of the parameter types when pressing Ctrl+Space in the sourcecode.char(3) int(5) int(5) char(3) is not meaningful to the developersWe know that the name...
    over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    Please expand content assist for SQLRPGLE programs

    I use content assist to help develop SQLRPGLE programs with embedded SQL. I think it would helpful if the content assist was expanded. Most notably the SQL FETCH statement only presents a generic option. It would be helpful if there was a way to s...
    almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

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