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IBM i

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Outline View: Filtering

I think it would be extremely helpful to be able to filter the items in the Outline, similar to the filtering in the Preferences dialog. Use Case: Especially when there are multiple copybooks or very large programs, the list can be extremely long ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Add Kerberos Authentication to RDP

Rational Developer for Power Systems needs to support Kerberos Authentication. This is necessary because our systems are being used to service federal contracts where Kerberos Authentication allows us to meet FISMA requirements. IBM introduced Ker...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Add ability to reset all lines with current date

SEU has the option to change all the lines in the source to the current date. This is not possible with RDp.This is under SEU F13 which is Edit Session Enviornment/Change session defaults. There is an option to Set all existing records to a specif...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Add MONMSG to control codes when filtering view by control; improve [Shft]-Ctrl-M behavior

In the editor view there is an option to filter the view by code, date, etc. And by control, so that the structural flow can be seen better. In CL code, the MONMSG command can have a DO on its EXEC parameter. This, however, does not appear in the ...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Allow F3 (show declaration) to show the declarations in other sources

When I cursor to a subroutine or procedure name in an RPGLE member and press F3, the declaration of said item is shown only if it resides in the source member in which F3 was pressed. Requesting that it be able to show declrations residing in incl...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Provide language sensitive editor in RDp debugger with LISTING view

I am opening this RFE on behalf of my customer:Copy book files can only be viewed using the LISTING view in the debugger. However, within that view, the editor used is not language sensitive. The customer would like to see a language sensitive edi...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Retain (with option to print) results in Remote Search view

Retain search results (Remote Search view), even after the view or the software is closed. Also, allow these saved search results to be shared between developers. Presently, when doing numerous searches (e.g., via "Find String . . ." [FNDSTRPDM] f...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Include program calls as well as subroutines

In the outline view, I'd like to be able to jump to external program calls, as well as the existing "subroutines" or "procedures" lists, for use in analysing legacy code. Use Case: Older RPG code uses calls to sub-programs a lot & hasn't yet b...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Not under consideration

Display the content of global variables

When using global variables in (noMain) modules included in either programs or service programs, it is currently not possible to view the content of these global variables when debugging the (service) programs. Use Case: This new feature will help...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

screen designer print in preview + read only

Cannot choose print when in preview or read only. Use Case: Since one can only use the indicator settings when in preview mode it would be a nice feature to print a screen modification mock up with all a appropriate conditions set.
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration