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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...
over 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

RBD EGL Source format function doesn't wrap comment line that over 80 columns

The EGL source format function (CTRL+SHIFT+F in EGL Editor) doesn't wrap comment line that over 80 columns.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

Problems with EGLAR files in the debugger

Possibility to define an eglar path to the workspace and not the individual project.
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Retain (with option to print) results in Remote Search view (RBD & RDp)

Retain search results (Remote Search view), even after the view or the software is closed. Also, allow these saved search results to be shared between developers.Presently, when doing numerous searches (e.g., via "Find String . . ." [FNDSTRPDM] fr...
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Need for Optional ICN field in RFE Submission Tool

In Accelerated Value Program (Premium Support), we are starting to see increased value of RFEs submitted. It is very difficult for us to chase RFEs which some of the customers expect us to chase. Especially the potential Customer names seems to be...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Not under consideration

errorClass attribute needed for server-side validation

It would be really nice to be able to specify an errorClass attribute that would be triggered if a field failed a standard JSF validation such as a range clause. It could be a subtag that would check the same field that the h:message tag checks fo...
over 16 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 5 Not under consideration

Indent Guide

I should be possible via e.g. an Indent Guide to visualize the different blocks of code in a program. Furthermore it should be possible to collapse and expand the blocks of code by pushing a ?plus sign?. Currently only comments can be collapsed an...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Not under consideration

Smarter deployment for multiple EARs

This RFE is related to RFE no. RATLC01512472.Will be great if we can separate the common components (fda7.jar, dojo libraries, egl.js, etc.) in a global package (possibly a .jar) and deploy it globally visible to a lot of applications, each one de...
over 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Convert all sql words in #sql statement to upper case

If we have Half Width Katakana in our EGL literals and lower case sql keywords, we must currently rewrite our EGL source code to change the Half Width Katakana to normal width, or change our lower case SQL keywords into upper case, to avoid compil...
about 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 2 Not under consideration

Batch Migration RBD 7.1.0.5 -> RBD 8.0.1.1

Check the possibility to create a automated batch migration between version RBD 7.1.0.5 and RBD 8.0.1.1 A manually migration of all source will take a lot of time for a user (with interaction) As discussed on call with Paul Hoffman there could be ...
over 13 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Not under consideration

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