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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...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 9 Delivered

Add the ability to expand/collapse the list in Outllne View

Add the ability to expand and collapse the outline view list.Currently it shows as one list and if many items are in the list you have to scroll to find the item you are looking for. Use Case: When in the workspace and the outline view is showing ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Add the ability to compare iproject members

Allow the ability to use the compare tooling - both LPEX and text - with iProjects and also between different workspaces. Use Case: I have more than one workspace and each has a version of the source member. I do not want to push to the IBM i beca...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

German Help shows Italian headings and outline

When pressing F1 ind lpex session and help shows up you get Italian headings and outline in the German help texts. Fix is available for RAD but not for RDP. Problem is not urgent but annoying ... Use Case: see description
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Add preference to default all opens to be browse only.

I want all my opens from features that allow a choice to default to browse unless I choose other wise on that open selection. Use Case: I am a developer that has *ALLOBJ authority and when I open members (mostly through the "Open Member in Editor"...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 10 Delivered

The PDM option 14 is not available from the list of PDM option for a selection result list

Add the possibility to call the PDM option 14 (compile) also from the result of a selection list. Use Case: When a physical file is changed (for example the record structure is modified), usually it is necessary to recompile all the programs which...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

The detailed description of a source member is not easily visible from the iProject view

The detailed description of a source member is not easily visible from the iProject view.To view the description of a member loaded on an iProject, it is necessary to select the member, right click with the mouse, select Properties then choose i M...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Shared/Team access to Templates and Snippets

We would like the ability to configure and access shared and/or team Templates and Snippets. Use Case: To define and access shared/team Templates and Snippets that could be stored on our network somewhere or even the System i IFS. Preferably the d...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Copied Team Profile Does not copy all properties

If I copy an active team profile all the connections and filters are duplicated properly but the property sets are not. Its these property sets that is where the user actions, compile commands, etc. reside. It is very cumbersome to manually copy t...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Require a "preferences" page for new Block Comment feature in RDP

RDP 8.0.3 introduced a new feature for commenting blocks of code. This feature inserts the comment character into the relevant position on every line selected. RPG fixed-format code requires a character to be in a specific position for the code to...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

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