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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 11, 2013

RELATED IDEAS

Casing on Content Assist of File Data Structure Subfields

With fixpack 8.5.1, RDP Content Assist no longer picks up mixed case subfield names on data structures defined like a file.

For example, if I have a file with a single field called CUSTNUM, if I use content assist on a data structure defined like that file, the subfield would appear as CUSTNUM. However, once I typed it into the RPG source as CustNum, Content Assist used to display the subfield as I had typed it. Now it's not changing and is only displaying the all-upper-case subfield.

Being an picky programmer, I don't code anything in all upper case except constants. Having the auto-completion use the upper case only reduces the functionality of Content Assist because I will no longer use the auto-completion function on data structure subfields (which has been very handy).

In the screenshot I supplied, the data structure that is being used in the Like statement is a Template defined using LikeRec. I underlined a subfield that I feel should have appeared in mixed case instead of all uppercase.


Use Case:

I was using this functionality every day, many times a day. We use a lot of qualified data structures and the auto-completion has been amazing. I feel like this has been a big step backward.


Idea priority High
  • 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
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    |     Jun 19, 2013

    This feature is now available in the IBM Rational Developer for i V9.0 product.

    Product web page: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/us/en/dev-ibm-i
    Fix List: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481
    Download doc: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24034857

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 24, 2013

    This request is approved and planned for delivery within the next year or next generally available release. Thank you for taking the time to suggest this enhancement to our product and for your votes.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 15, 2013

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

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 1, 2013

    This RFE is consistent with our strategy and product roadmap and IBM is continuing to evaluate.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 11, 2013

    Attachment (Description): Example 2 of the subfield appearing in uppercase when it should/was appearing in mixed case.

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  • Guest
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    |     Jan 11, 2013

    Attachment (Description): Example 1 of the subfield appearing in uppercase when it should/was appearing in mixed case.

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