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Debug (Service Entry)

Make the option for set Debug (Serivce Entry) available as part of the right click menu in an RPG source object or part of the right click menu for the editor tab when in RSE perspective. Another option would be to add an icon to the top that woul...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Enhancing Rational Developer for Power

I think that a nice way to improve the project perspective in RDp for RPG projects or the RSE perspective, would be to be able to link diferent sources together. Right now you can right click over a source file and add a new source member, and tha...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Application diagram for CLLE: don't ignore commands inside other command such as IF ELSE MONMSG SBMJOB

The application diagram shows calls from a CLLE member. However these calls are detected only when the CALL command is the main command. If the call is inside a IF, ELSE, MONMSG, SBMJOB, it is not shown.For instance in member MENU isPGM dcl &o...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Use column comment/label instead of column name in Data Table view

Current Data Table view is using column name in the table header. While in Green Screen strsql will display column comment or label as the header. If Data Table view could use column comment/label in the table header that will be very helpful. The...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

(RPG) Option to configure call level to display in application diagram

RPG application diagram is very attractive. Is it possible to configure the level of call hierarchy for RPG? E.g., select 3 levels or 5 levels of calls in order to make the diagram not too complex and readable. Use Case: Provide an option to confi...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

(RPG) Impact analysis for table/column (referenced by which program)

Need to check a specific table (or a column of table) is referenced by which program. The goal is to know about if some database table, columns are modified, what's the impact will be. Use Case: User could check the impact of modifying a table/col...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Finding and Exchanging same characters one time for all open files

System: RTC3.0.1 and RDP 8.0.3Actor: Programmer Description: Our team uses finding and exchanging function in opening files, one file one time. So, we have to do the same opration many times for other files when exchange same charaters. However,fi...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Background IBM i search to populate Search Results view as search progresses

Since version 8.5.1 we can now run the IBM i search in background and work on other things.However the Search Results view is updated only at the end of the search. I'd like it to update it as the search progresses. Sometimes when searching, we ar...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Allow RPG column sensitive cut and paste into snippets

When custom snippets are created to be used with RPG source by cutting and pasting from correct templates and variables are added to replace the template input, the snippet does not correctly space keyword parameter lines in fixed format lines (li...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

RSE Merge Like WRKMBRPDM Option 55 of PDM

Want RSE to have a Merge feature to go along with the Compare feature. Have it work like WRKMBRPDM Option 55 of PDM. Use Case: Before we move something up to Production, we compare(CMPM) the test program with production program. Check to see if co...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

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