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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Incorporate a keep alive feature for use in VPN environments.

The RDi would send an active ping to the connected host systems even when resources are not being synced between the client and the host. The keep alive (ping) would occur every 20 seconds. The reason for this is because statefull firewalls have a...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

IBM i Search with multiple criteria

Under this menu path, Search - IBM i, it would be very helpful to include an option to add multiple search strings. Use Case: I need to search for a program where I referenced the DDR file and also used an HSSF service program. We might use the DD...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Add matching members to member lists, when member is opened.

When a member is opened, member filters that would include that member should either,* Automatically add that member,* Or, automatically refresh If the member filter does not currently include that member. Use Case: 1 .Create a member filter Libra...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

IBM Rational Developer for i Version 9.1.1 - Outline View Issues Remain

I received this from one of our developers.... I'm still running into some Outline View issues when in edit mode in the updated RDi. What I'm seeing happen is that when you have the Outline view set at a certain point, like a certain field name, o...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Automaticly push COPY members included in compiled program (COBOL)

We don't store our sources on AS400. We just push sources to AS400 only for compilation. And if we have program which is using COPY member, we are looking for feature, that this COPY member is pushed to AS400 also with compiled program. Use Case: ...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Compare and merge RPG programs by line

Need an option to merge code line by line instead of copying the whole block of new lines when merging code. Use Case: A single program could be modified for different requirements. Each requirement would be in different stages of testing. PDM 55 ...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Create a check for bogus job descriptions and removed libraries

When an incorrect job description or a library associated with a job description is removed from the IBM i LPAR, this error occurs with RDi/RDp or RTC/RDi/RDp shell shared: RCQP3615E: The following error occurred while loading artifacts from the r...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Create an compile menus with Rational

The Problem in the Rational Developer for i is the missing opportunity to compile menus. In the 5250 Terminal Emulation you can use STRSDA (Screen Design Aid) to create and compile menus. There you have prepared lines to ll in the menu-options you...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Handling tiny mistakes on commands while pressing F4 in CLP Programs.

After using content assist (F4) on commands for CL in Rational we experienced various problems concerning missing blanks. The IDE should be capable of handling mistakes up to a certain range, e.g. detecting and filling missing blanks/brackets. Exa...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Support Content Assist on control flow structure DOWHILE

It would be a huge improvement to be able to use Ctrl+Blank (content assist) for Control Flow Structureslike DOWHILE and maybe others in CLP. Use Case: In CLP we only can get a list of partial completed command templates, single CLP control elemen...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

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