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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 6, 2014

NEW D-Specifications from selected text

Would like to be able to generate D-spec fields from selected text
The New menu will not appear when text is selected. It seems like it would be a productivity improvement if the selected text could appear in the name input of any of the New menu item prompts. I would state that it does not matter if the user selects too much text you could make it load only the first word in the selected text or the entire selected string (this may actually not be the best solution). But like the enhancement for setting SEPs just pre-load the prompt and let the programmer do the rest.


Use Case:

Any text selected does not prevent the New menu from the right-click menu from appearing. Programmer to click on any of the new menu items and the selected text appears in the Name input.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Dec 1, 2020

    This feature was delivered in RDi9609.

  • Guest
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    Jun 26, 2020

    We have reviewed this requirement and we feel it would be a beneficial enhancement to the product. We hope to be able to add it to our development plans in the future.

  • Guest
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    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
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    Nov 4, 2014

    Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.

  • Guest
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    Aug 16, 2014

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