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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.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM not implement this request. There is already a solution that accomplishes this in a better way, namely use the "Copy members to..." When you right-click on selected members in any context, you will get a dialog box where you can select the system or LPAR to which they will be copied, as well as which source files or naming. See more details in previous comments from Vern, who now uses this solution all the time now.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key 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.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
I also just noticed the "Copy members to..." option, both in the member list in a member filter and in the list of members when opening a source file in an object filter, and probably when you have drilled down to a member list anywhere.
This seems like it can fulfill the requirement another way - so instead of taking the "Copy" option on a member, then trying to find the "Paste" option in the list of a member filter, use this instead on the member you are copying. You can even select the system where you want to put the member(s).
This can also be used instead of a change in the PDM perspective - I have an RFE for that, but now I can use this.
Vern Hamberg
CAAC member
I just verified what the submitter reports - I have a library filter for my test library, and an object filter for all the source files in that library - I can use the object filter well enough.
But there are member filters that seem to be created by RDi, and I have often thought, ah, I can just paste a member into that. This would be especially useful when copying source between systems, which the PDM perspective doesn't allow with the 3-Copy option.
Now as I write this, I wonder about adding multiple members in a member filter. In fact, it is possible, at least, to make a member filter over a generic file name, such as Q*. In this case, it is not a simple of simply pasting a member into a filter like that.
So I'm not sure about the practicality of this request.
Vern Hamberg
CAAC member
Vern wants to play with this a bit before final CAAC assessment...
The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed.
Background: The 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
Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.
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
Component - RPG/COBOL Development Tools
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Application Development
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None