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RDi (Rational Developer for i)

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Remote file warning on IBM i project

I'm currently using the i Projects perspective and I thinks is a great feature ! Sometimes it can be confusing to know if I'm editing the local source member or the remote member, and it can be easy to lose all my work. I wish that when working on...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Add ability to disable/hide install of Modernization Tools from the launchpad.exe splash screen for RDi 9.0

Add the ability to remove or disable the hyperlink for the install option of the edition not purchased on the splash screen for RDi 9.0. Use Case: If large companies require users to install RDi 9 from the launchpad.exe, users (like this customer)...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Update bookmarks as source changes

It appears that bookmarks are stored as simply line numbers of a source file. As source lines are added, deleted, and moved, these bookmark line numbers are not updated. Consequently, after a few source edits, bookmarks become largely useless. Use...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

ILE COBOL RDP features allowed in OPM COBOL

It takes time for a company to switch all their code to ILE COBOL from OPM COBOL. ? ?You can't just make it ILE and it works like OPM did without taking into consideration Activation issues, Continue/next sentence, other programming issue have ran...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Outline auto refresh

I like the auto refresh of the Outline view. But with vary large source members this feature causes serious system degradation and run time errors in RDP. It would be nice to be able to turn off the auto refresh when working on large programs. Use...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Is a defect

evfevent file not accounted for "user action"

I had years adm then aldon (which was Beugue) I remade adm admopswith the ability to compile with build options QBLDOPTSRC include envirronement DVP (development) QUA (quality) PROD (production) well I produce a file (* event), but I would like it...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Disable option to edit CCSID in existing SRCPF

When the CCSID on an existing physical files needs to be changed and the change is made in the RDP field as it is editable but it doesn't get passed to the physical file during a build through RDP and RTC. Use Case: Development has suggested this ...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Disable the ability to change the record length in existing PF and override and delete existing PF

Disable the record length property option for existing source.In RDp, when adding a SRCPF with "add to i Project", RDp allows the record length property to be modified, but when revoking the change set, the record length property can not be modifi...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Homogeneous support for NULL capable fields between RPGLE, RPGLE triggers and RPGSQLLE

Today the use of tables with NULL capable columns is divided into three different methods : RPGLE programs use %NULLIND built-in functionRPGLE trigger programs must define an array and a way to link the array to the fields name (by position)RPGSQL...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

(RPG) Impact analysis for table/column (referenced by which program)

Need to check a specific table (or a column of table) is referenced by which program. The goal is to know about if some database table, columns are modified, what's the impact will be. Use Case: User could check the impact of modifying a table/col...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration