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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 21, 2020

Overlay exported procedures with a little icon to distinguish them from internal procedures

Please add an overlay to exported procedures in the "Outline" view. Distinguishing between exported from imported procedures would be much easier, if there were different icons for both types.

Maybe you could also add an overlay to the local procedures and make both options configurable.

See the attached pictures for examples.


Use Case:

Sometimes it is necessary to easily identify exported procedures, e.g. when writing end-user documentation or creating a binder source for a service program by hand.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Sep 21, 2021

    This feature was delivered in version 9.6.

  • Guest
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    Jan 18, 2021

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” LOW priority feature.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
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    Dec 3, 2020

    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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    Nov 24, 2020

    Parkib, thank you for letting me know. The files had been uploaded in .pdn format by mistake.

  • Guest
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    Nov 24, 2020

    Parkib, thank you for letting me know. The files had been uploaded in .pdn format by mistake.

  • Guest
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    Nov 24, 2020

    Attachment (Description): Example of local procedures overlaid with a red circle.

  • Guest
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    Nov 24, 2020

    Attachment (Description): Example of exported procedures overlaid with a green arrow.

  • Guest
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    Nov 22, 2020

    .PDN files are not readily opened by most image processing applications. Suggest using a different format such as .TIFF, .PNG, .JPEG, etc.