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Use column comment/label instead of column name in Data Table view

Current Data Table view is using column name in the table header. While in Green Screen strsql will display column comment or label as the header. If Data Table view could use column comment/label in the table header that will be very helpful. The...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Background IBM i search to populate Search Results view as search progresses

Since version 8.5.1 we can now run the IBM i search in background and work on other things.However the Search Results view is updated only at the end of the search. I'd like it to update it as the search progresses. Sometimes when searching, we ar...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Dynamic variables/arrays

Allow dynamic size variables/arrays in RPGLE, SQLRPGLE and CLLE. Allow declaration of variables like var1 char, var2 int, etc. Use Case: Having dynamic variables and arrays allows you to not have to worry about array index out of bounds when you t...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

Make hairline cursor a preference - always on

I would like to not have to turn on the 'hairline cursor' function each time I load a source member into the LPEX editor. It would be nice if I could set that as a preference so that it will always be on. Use Case: This feature would be used in LP...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Not under consideration

HMC command output documentation

There is no official IBM document explaining the outputs for HMC commands. Therefore a customer must guess what HMC command output means or open a support ticket for an explanation.
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

ssr

The customer found they can't add the virtual adapter last Friday.The HMC called out the HMC could not visit the VIOS database.We asked the customer collected the pedbg,iqyy and the VIOSs' snap.Then we opened a PMH 57449,141,672.The tsg thought th...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 6 Not under consideration

copy members on ibm i cobol programs

expand copy memebers when editing a cobol program on ibm i system Use Case: User edits a cobol programUser clisk on a copy member with right buttonA context menú offers open the copy memberThe member is opened or exapanded
about 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Cobol variables declaration locatoron IBM i

locate were the cobol variables are defined Use Case: User edits an ile cobol program User edits browse procedure divisiónUser mouse over a varibale or data groupan hyperlink is shown, the user clicks on it, and it is taken to data división, were ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Remove Restricted I/O Mode

I have opened a PMR with regard to a SYSPLAN deployment.We have 2x identical 8484 22A systems. We are planning to run 2x VIOS servers and 15x IBM i LPARs. I have configured one system with dual VIOS, 15x IBM i LPARs and all the required virtual fi...
about 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Not under consideration

GUI - Capture LPP information as part of Snapshot

When using the GUI to create a snapshot it would be useful for the "Cloning option" to also create a "cluster installp bundle" file.This file can then be used for installing the same cluster components at the target system.
about 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration