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IBM i

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    RDI: Remember last Filter view > Date

    When right clicking in a source and select Filter view > Dateit allways shows the current date and less than.In almost 100% of cases I change it to a lesser date for example 251001 and search for greater than. This works OK. I can see what has ...
    3 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Add ability to open SQL scripts from github

    Hello, We store a lot of our custom SQL scripts in Github nowadays, we would find it useful to have ability to open scripts from Github repository. Run SQL Scripts > File > Open > PC File / IFS Stream File / Source Physical File + Github ...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Custom SQLSTATE/MESSAGE for SIGNAL statement

    Currently it is possible with the SIGNAL statement to return a custom SQLSTATE and message. DECLARE COUNTRY_NOT_FOUND CONDITION FOR SQLSTATE '02000'; DECLARE EXIT HANDLER FOR COUNTRY_NOT_FOUND SIGNAL SQLSTATE '75001' SET MESSAGE_TEXT = 'Country no...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Possibility to use generic message ID's on ON-EXCP section in MONITOR group

    It would be very useful to have ability to use generic message ID's e.g CPF0000, CPF9800 in ON-EXCP op-code within MONITOR group. This should be similar to CL's MONMSG functionality in terms of generic message ID's monitoring.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Allow overloaded procedures to return different data types

    Allow overloaded procedure prototypes to return different data type Example: dcl-pr proc_char varchar(100); parm1 varchar(100) const;end-pr; dcl-pr proc_int int(10); parm1 int(10) const;end-pr; dcl-pr proc like(*prototype) overload(proc_int:proc_c...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

    Give the possibility to use CREATE TYPE statement

    Add unique constraint on a field. For example : Create a weakly typed distinct type named BONUS that is based on an INTEGER data type and represents a percentage which cannot exceed 100. CREATE TYPE BONUS AS INTEGER WITH WEAK TYPE RULES CHECK(VALU...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Add TRUNCNBR(*EXPR) to the RPG IV CTL-OPT keyword to trunction results in assignments

    When using legacy MOVE opcodes to copy one numeric variable to another, if Factor 2 contains a longer variable than the result and Factor 2's value actual fits into the Result field's variable, it does the assignment as expected. If Factor 2 conta...
    20 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

    New command CPYMSGD

    The command CPYMSGD shold copy a message description with all attributes such as message data fields, formatting information (&N, &P, &B) and reply attributes.
    5 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

    Fix Request: IBM i VSI WebConsole takeover with STS LAN Adapter kills actual session

    When using the PowerVS VSI's 5250 WebConsole (HMC) and taking over with a LAN Console, kills the actual session and creates a new one. This happen on both directions: LAN Console -> WebConsole or WebConsole-> LAN Console This can be really a...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Submitted

    Enhance Dcl-Enum to be multilevel as Dlc-Ds

    Dcl-Enum is very usefull but could be even better if provides multi-level definition as Dcl-Ds: Dcl-Enum Errors qualified; Dcl-Enum Severity; Info 'I'; Halt 'H'; End-Enum; Dcl-Enum Actions; Abort 'A'; Exit 'E'; End-Enum; End-Enum; Select RetCode; ...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

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