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Can RBD please be compatible with Mac OS Ventura?

This would be very useful as at the moment RBD doesn't support any later release than Mac OS 11, which is 2 mainline versions older than the current Ventura 13.3.1 Therefore as it stands, any IBMer, or any client using a modern Mac would not be ab...
12 months ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 1 Planned for future release

temp file (ex: .ir) output directory for RBD to RAM disk

Client need to improve the project build performance in RBD, so they have following suggestion to improve performance: 1.To change temp file (ex: .ir) output directory for Rational Business Developer tool (ver. 9.6, 9.5.1, 9.5) for the RAM disk 2....
about 3 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Not under consideration

Connecting to PostgreSQL-database

Currently, RBD only supports database connections to DB2, Derby, Informix, Oracle and SQL Server. Other database providers (which also have JDBC-drivers) are not supported. We want to be able to connect to a PostgreSQL-database.
almost 5 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 1 Planned for future release

Enable multiple EGL default target system build descriptors

In the EGL file Properties, in the group EGL Default Build Descriptors, allow multiple build descriptors in the settings Target system build descriptors, when selecting Specify default build descriptor values for this resource.
about 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Planned for future release

Allow copy/paste from/into Java TextForm Field

After downsize from EGL genned COBOL/CICS and frontend TextForm 3270 to EGL genned Java/Windows and frontend TextForm 3270, the customer lost the copy / paste functionality to TextForm field.
over 7 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Not under consideration

Add Digits Only with empty constraint

In the Page Designer, for Input fields, add a valid constraint value to the drop-down list: Digits Only ([0-9]*$). Or, otherwise handle the difference in how the JSF constraint is treated in WAS 8 and higher, vs. WAS 7 and prior. Also, add to the ...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Print out the EGL source code with execution order

The customer migrated from CSP to EGL using VAGen and found the source code is generated by function name order instead of execution order. The customer asks if RBD can provide the feature: Print out the EGL source code with execution order.
over 10 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

Provide a interface for using debug as

Need a interface to call the debug as functionality in RBD in order that customer can use the debug as in their plug-in
over 10 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

More granular parts as result of WSDL service skeleton creation

When creating a EGL service skeleton from a WSDL file it would be much better to have EGL files for each separate part (records and data items). The separate parts should not be combined together in a small number of large files (without knowing w...
almost 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

Display called programs in debug

A window/view to display all called programs, functions during a debug session including programs loaded from eglar files.The function should be interactive, i.e. show progress as the debug session is running.The requested option is implementing t...
about 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

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