IBM Power Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

IBM i

Showing 1223

Default Remote Systems Connection

Add a flag to specify whether a connection should 'connect' at start-up. Use Case: When the Object Table or Remote Systems Explorer (RSE) views along with the Commands Log are set as fast views--then when you can select a filter to expand in the R...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

edit/browse toggle in LPEX

I would like to be able to toggle between browse mode and edit mode without closing the source member. Use Case: I might have a member open in the LPE editor and have several different views open. Shame to have to close all that just because I ori...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Highlight Search Fields in LPEX like Java inside Eclipse

When you highlight a item in Java inside Eclipse, it highlights all the occurrence of that word. Why not also do this inside LPEX? More standard. Thx Use Case: Eclipse already does it in Java, just add it to RPGLE.
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

O-specs don't appear in the outline

In the Outline view list of field names used, it appears that O-spec references don't appear to be included in the list of data field line #'s being cross-referenced. Example: DC0175 uses field AMNAM1 that's coming in via a call to program MDAGC02...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered
123 VOTE

RPG refactoring ability

Would like to be able to perform refactoring on RPG code similar to the refactoring Eclipse can do with C++. Refactor > RenameRefactor > Extract Local VariableRefactor > Extract ConstantRefactor > Extract Function Use Case: Start with ...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 15 Delivered

IBM i Search results view should include complete line even when searching specific columns

In IBM i search there is san option to restrict the search to a column range, however this also affects the results view as only those columns of the line is shown.I think it more as the search criteria is a key and the result is the whole line.Fo...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Error message in editor stays, even when the error is solved

When an error in the source code is solved, the error message should be removed from the editor. Use Case: In many cases, the error message in the source code editor does not disappear, even if the error is solved. For example, when using content ...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Do not sort parameter and key list components

Can we exclude parameter and key list components from being sorted in the outline view. I want my key list fields in the order that they appear in the source code. The scenario: I find my key in the outline and then I identify the field in the key...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

lpex filter for sub routines & procedures

Please make a filter that will filter to sub rountine and procedure names. Use Case: I do not exclusively use sub routines or procedures in programs. I often use the filter by sub routine name or procedure name as a means of quick navigation. I th...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Accept %CHECKx and %TRIMx BIFS in CL in RDP

I use RDP for CL development as well as RPG. Recent Technology Refresh PTFs have made available the %CHECKx and %TRIMx BIFS. These are flagged as errors in the editor. Those are the specific examples I can think of at this point. I guess in a broa...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.