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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 6, 2011

Allow condition indicators at record level in screen designer

The SDA and Code/400 Designer products have always had the ability to set condition indicators during the design mode in order to overlay or hide fields on the display.
This function is needed when there are multiple fields on a record occupying the same or overlaying positions in the record, but conditioned by different indicators.


Use Case:

This function is needed when there are multiple fields on a record occupying the same or overlaying positions in the record, but conditioned by different indicators.


Idea priority High
  • 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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    Feb 24, 2012

    For overlaid constants and fields you can select which ones to work with by single clicking slowly and the properties view will rotate though the stacked fields / constants.

  • Guest
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    Oct 13, 2011

    Thank you for taking the time to suggest this enhancement to our product. Many of our product enhancements result from feedback from our customers, so your input is always very important to us. We do not have plans to address your request over the next 18 months due to limited time and many competing priorities, but may consider it at a later time.
    If after 18 months, this continues to be important for you business needs, please feel free to resubmit for reconsideration during an appropriate planning cycle.
    Again, thank you for your suggestion and continued support!

  • Guest
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    Jun 6, 2011

    In some visual editors there is the option of moving the selected object to the top of the stacking order, so that it is in front of other objects. Would this kind of feature be preferable in the design tab or would setting condition indicators be required?