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EGL Language

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Suppress empty entries returned by program call service

With the service wizard in EGL you can quickly create SOAP/RESTful services to do RPG program calls.However when the output parameter list of the RPG program contains repeating groups also all empty groups are sent in JSON format to the EGL GUI. I...
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

JSF message components & EGL sysLib.setError()

The JSF Tag Attributes include errorClass,errorStyle,fatalClass,fatalStyle,infoClass,infoStyle,warnClass,warnStyle that can be associated with h:messages. EGL write to FacesMessage using sysLib.setError(). This method should be enhance to provide ...
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

EGL - GET DIAGNOSTICS statement

We want support in EGL for the GET DIAGNOSTICS statement. EGL has the basic ROWSET processing, but doesn'n implement the GET DIAGNOSTICS support.
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

EGL/RUI is consuming unnecessary memory from the browser. We need an automatic garbage collection process just like in Java..

To manage memory consumption in EGL/RichUI applications, you have to either reuse widgets or destroy widgets 'manually'. Reusing widgets makes software unnecessary complex postponing memory issues in larger apps. Manually destroying widgets is tim...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

add Project name, Package name and your versions on COBOL and JAVA Source

when the COBOL and JAVA is generated from the EGL, add comment in the source of the project, package, version and date/time of the created of the EGL source location of the program and all function.
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Add two system variables to know the program and function names

Would be helpful if we had the EGL language system variable to get the program name and function name to which the code is currently running. Name exemple: sysVar.isProgram and sysVar.isFunction.
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

Add support for single row select for static SQL in EGL generated java code

This RFE is related to RFE 15634. After this RFE is realized, there would be possibile to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding. Than we would like to have function "single row select" implemented.
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Add option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding

Add option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding Description: The customer requires an option to generate EGL SQL Java code with static SQL binding. The reasons are: - Security issue: we use application authorization based on packa...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Missing datatypes

We would like to introduce the following datatypes in EGL. Problem 5 missing EGL types Overview We are missing for following COBOL types, corresponding EGL types. COBOL Types EGL typesPIC 9(3) National ?PIC S9(3)V9(2) National SIGN LEADING SEPARAT...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Allow more properties to be set on the DojoDateTextBox

1) The date displayed in a DojoDateTextBox is always aligned to the left. It would be useful to expose an alignment property so that this could be changed at design time 2) As of RBD 8.0.1.2 a "down arrow" is displayed to the right of the date tha...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

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