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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 17, 2014

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RDI 9.0.1 Outline View - DDS indicator list

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When in the LPEX editor, there is an outline view that shows lists of fields, indicators, etc., when in an RPG source member. This is an excellent pane of information. However, we are not finding an indicator list when working on a DDS source member ? in particular, a DSPF or PRTF. It seems perfectly reasonable to us that these members would also contain an indicator list. For the most part, the only reason we use indicators in an RPG program is for communication with a display or printer file. So, why not have this same list available when working on a DSPF or PRTF source member? Preferably, this indicator view would be available at the file level, as well as at a record format level.


Use Case:

We have utilities we have written for the green screen that shows used and unused indicators for a DSPF or PRTF; we don't have to look at a compile listing in green screen/PDM to see indicator usage. These would become unnecessary if supplied via RDi Outline View.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 21, 2023

    I hope you will fix this soon with the indicators.


    it would also be a big help if you could show the dimensions of the fields.
    For example (6:2) for a numeric field with 6 digits with 2 decimal positions.
    Or (30) for a text field with a length of 30 characters.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 28, 2021

    This RFE was closed in error and was not delivered. And it's open again.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 22, 2021

    The indicators in the DDS source are not shown in the outline.
    And I can't find any reference in the fix list for 9.6.0.8.
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/fix-list-rational-developer-i#9608

    And it is not found in RDI 9.6.0.9

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 29, 2020

    This feature was delivered in RDi9608.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 23, 2014

    This RFE will be under consideration for a future release. Status has been updated to Uncommitted Candidate.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 1, 2014

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

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