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IBM i

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Comment/Uncomment

I'd like the ability to comment and uncomment code with a button and a command key sequence. Most ide's allow you to select a block of code and click on something to comment it out. Use Case: When developing and testing, many times various lines o...
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Provide the ability to copy i source members from one system to another

In multiple partition/system environments it would be beneficial to be able to drag and drop source members between i/os systems. It appears this is available to other operating systems (according to the help documentation) so why not i/os. Use Ca...
almost 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

RDPower 8.0.3: RSE filter/show in table - select member by modified date like F17 in PDM

RDPower 8.0.3: RSE filter/show in table - select member by modified date like F17 in PDM.Actually in RSE is not possibile to filter the member list (filter or show in table view) by modifiied date. Use Case: For example: I would like to view only ...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

In RDPi from SQL Results view need new features to display multiple SQL query results output

Using RDPi from Data perspective after opening a SQL Script executing a SQL query the statement shows in History and the output of the query results in the Viewer of SQL Results view. Currently we can only view the output of one SQL query statemen...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Default .sqlxeditor_project does not appear in the Navigator view under Data Perspective

In RDPi (V8.x.x) from Data Perspective in the Navigator view the default .sqlxeditor_project does not appears in the first time. Once you open a SQL Script then only it will bring the .sqlxeditor_project. Now if I have saved my existing SQL Script...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

In RDPi from RSE same user created filter name appears for more than one iOS connection

Created a permanent filer in RSE for one iOS connection but all the other iOS connections also displays the same filter name where as expanding the filter shows Empty list. For one iOS connection if I have 10 filters and for a different iOS connec...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Add member type to remote search

As the member filters have please add a member type to the remote search dialog box. Use Case: I am currently doing SQL program research and I would like to eliminate programs that are not SQLRPGLE. Sometimes when the remote search criteria has to...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

RFE Request - Debug configurations should show only programs in that configuration

When setting up a debug configuration, if more than one configuration is set up with a list of programs, sometimes the list commingles with other configurations. This includes breakpoints, etc. Removing the other configurations resolves this, but ...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

RFE Request - Full listing view capability in Debug

On occasion the Listing view in Debug doesn't allow you to view the entire source listing. When scrolling up or down, sometimes it stops scrolling up at a certain line or down at a certain line. This restricts the ability to search for a specific ...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

RFE Request - Duplicate debugging, only one view?

When doing a parallel debug (I am simultaneously debugging the same application between two systems), it does show a separate branch in the Debug view...but only one Listing view. Should there be a separate view tab for each debug session? It is p...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration