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Add GNU tools to PASE or 5733OPS

We have developed a build system for native ILE code that we are preparing to release as open source. When coupled with a source control product like Git and bug tracking software like Trac (or Jira), it should provide a free (or nearly free) chan...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Delivered

IBM i ACS Run SQL Scripts Enhancement

I am using the latest version of IBM i Access Client Solutions. (64-bit)Version: 1.1.6.2Build id: 7031January 16, 2017 12:19:12 PM CSTjava.version: 1.8.0_65I would like 2 design changes:1. With this new version the End key functionality changed. I...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Automatic Content assist should be available as a preference

In the early days of WDSC content assist was automatic as it is with most other tools based on Eclipse. That capability was removed and we now have to use Crtl/Space to activate. This makes sense for huge programs but not when working with small p...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Enhancement to Show Block Nesting for Else and When

Currently Else and When are ignored when Show Block Nesting is requested. Else and When could easily be shown also with a horizontal line connecting to the innermost vertical line. The horizontal line would (should) never need to go beyond the inn...
almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Add BRMS object level omitting to the New IBMi Navigator

Heritage IBMi Navigator had BRMS object level omitting. New IBMi Navigator does not. Use Case: Our BRMS control groups
about 3 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

Add System TLS (GSKit) support for SERVER_SBS_ROUTING

The option to route user task to a specific system is of great value.As we see more and more customers moving to using SSL to secure their network traffic, having the ability to route these task also to a specific subsystem is of great value. Use ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 9 Delivered

Support a modern hashing algorithm like bcrypt as a password level

The currently available algorithms for i are a SHA1 hash (salted with username and mutually agreed upon IVs) and a custom DES implementation that does similar. The problem is both of these are broken algorithms - SHA1 has been broken in this decad...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Show contextual warning about unused local variables

Most development tools now display a squiggly line under unused local and global variables. I believe RDi needs a feature that does this. Use Case: If you have a variable defined that is no longer used in the procedure or the program, a squiggly l...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Create a feature to effectively export/import preferences

The existing export/import of preferences in Eclipse is inadequate for Rational Developer for Power Systems Software features. Currently with the product, when you import in a PRF file, you get little to no customizations duplicated from the exist...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Pre-install ACS Client on IBM i IFS for use by IBM i

As the ACS product can be run natively by IBM i, then it would be ideal if it was automatically installed in one standard place on the system by default. Use Case: Using the IBM ACS client to (acsbundle.jar) to transfer / translate a Db2 for i fil...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

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