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Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 2, 2011

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Add preference to default all opens to be browse only.

I want all my opens from features that allow a choice to default to browse unless I choose other wise on that open selection.


Use Case:

I am a developer that has *ALLOBJ authority and when I open members (mostly through the "Open Member in Editor" (c-s-a)) I must check the open for browse. Rarely do I open members in edit mode unless I open in my CMS product filters or special developer library filters.

Areas I believe need this preference option:
- "Open Member in Editor" (c-s-a)
- Search view double click
- Filter creation tool to allow for the filter being a browse only filter.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 11, 2017

    This feature is now available as part of the IBM Rational Developer for i 9.5.1.1 Fix Pack.

    Product web page: http://www.ibm.com/software/products/us/en/dev-ibm-i
    Fix list: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481#9511
    Download doc: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043183

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 13, 2016

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.

  • 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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    |     Sep 22, 2014

    I would like to have this Preference for the c-s-a window, which I mainly use to view production source; on our system developers have read-only access to production source, so if I forget to select "Browse" an extra window pops up asking if I want to open in Browse mode, since I lack authority to Edit. Either way, a Preference would avoid extra key-strokes.

    The ability to set a Browse-or-Edit default on each filter would be a useful feature too. What I do NOT want is a single preference that controls both filters and c-s-a.

  • Guest
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    |     Jan 16, 2014

    I will add my typical usage here - the main time I use Ctrl-Shift-A is while working in Turnover, an SCM product.

    I would not edit anything outside of that product's control, so being able to default Ctrl-Shift-A to be set for Browse would be a great timesaver.

  • Guest
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    |     Nov 26, 2012

    I especially liked the note in the original post about "read-only filters" -- that'd be a HUGE help since 90% of my filters are, in fact, over libraries I should NOT be changing...

  • Guest
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    |     Apr 27, 2012

    It would be helpful if the editor tabs displayed a different icon when in "browse" or "write" mode

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 28, 2012

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

  • Guest
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    |     Dec 14, 2011

    I would like to suggest an alternative / extension to the above. I am interested to see the Open Member dialogue remember either the last open state for each member, OR an open preference for a library.

    The case for this is slightly different to the original. We use many /COPY members that never change which live in a Standards library. If we use the Open Member dialogue to open these (which we don't want in change mode) along with other source which we do want to change, the last type of open mode for the member or library could handle it.

    The original design of this request would still be of great utility though and I have voted for it!

  • Guest
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    |     Nov 28, 2011

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

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