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IBM i

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Outline not displayed/updated on error

RDP LPEX Outline will not create when opening a member that contains (in LPEX's opinion) certain types of errors. If an error is written into the source, then the outline will no longer be updated. If the source is then saved and re-opened, the ex...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Determining the current version of the Qradar installation via UCMDB.

System: Qradar SIEMActor: The Technological Reliability teamDescription: The Technological Reliability team needs to detect the current version of the Qradar SIEM installation in order to correctly verify that the reliability risks are closed. Use...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Not under consideration

Customer wants 'debug menu' on i Series Project Navigator

On Remote System Explorer, if you right-click on a source member, you can select debug menu and can use debug functions.On i Series project view, there is no such menu.It is inconvenient and inefficient for development work. Use Case: Developers i...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

RSS Messages Area - Need Copy/Paste formatted

I need the RSS message/log area window Ctrl-A... Copy... function to copy all text including formatting. It doesn't. I can't paste it into Notepad into a readable format like it is in the Messages/Log area window. Use Case: I need the messages are...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

Automatically connect a pointer with a based structure while RPG debugging.

While debugging RPG Programms with Variables or DataStructures which are based on a Pointer, the Values of these Variables are always displayed as asterisks.In my opinion the Debugger sould automatically connect the pointer with the Variable or Da...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Preserve previous search/filter parameters

When I search / filter using dates, especially when using between dates, I have to re-type the same values for each member. Use Case: .The function (ctrl+shift+D) always shows the default date (today) and default search (Equal). Would be nice and ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Add user defined fields to user profiles

Adding a few user defined fields to users profiles would allow customers to directly attach useful information to user profiles. I suggest five 10 character fields. having one field long enough to store an email address would also be very helpful....
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

split views & closing RDp

when editing a source member and you have mutliple views open if you close RDp & reopen it opens up with the single "main" view. it would be nice if RDp "remembered" the number of views on the source member and opened with the same number of v...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Report designer in overlays

Within Rational Developer for Power Systems allow the report designer to pull in any overlays so the designer can assist in lining up the print file data around the form (overlay). Use Case: Currently, we have use the USDA's health certificate for...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Not under consideration

RDI - incorrect "date area" in source memeber

When the Rational Developer for i product is kept open and connected to a remote system (i.e. for "more than a day"), when a developer edits a line of code, it is "tagged" with the wrong date. In RDi the date can be seen when editing RPG code by r...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

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