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Rational Programming Patterns

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Block selection not working in PDP Cobol editor for RPP 9.5.1

Using the PDP Cobol editor in RPP 9.5.1, the Block select copy/paste function does not work. I can type alt-shift-a which brings up the block selection box to copy a block of text, but when I copy to the clipboard, the entire line of code is copie...
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

-ge erroné non détecté lors de la migration

Contexte : post-migration base CEDI Segment NN03 dans *GFX, il existe des lignes de type T dans -le -ge. La zone description ne correspond pas à un texte. Dans RPP, un lien est créé qui ne correspond à rien et entraîne la création de Warnings "lie...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Is a defect

We have a requirement for traceability, to see who changed code as well as what and when.

As we understand, we currently only see whom last saved something in a file in a snapshot of an application.We do not see, in an individual snapshot what was changed in a file or when this change was made.
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Not under consideration

Gestion des gros programmes

Améliorer le temps de génération locale en COBOL des très gros programmes (voir le document joint).
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Génération utilisateur – user build depuis RPP

Actuellement il n'est possible de faire un user build depuis la vue « Projet z/OS ».Ceci se fait via un clic droit sur le fichier *.cbl. Nous aimerions pouvoir lancer un user build :1) Depuis la vue explorateur de design de RPP, avec demande de co...
about 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Add Tables & Columns references from SQLs in Outline

Adding references of database tables and columns used in embedded SQL statements in RPGLE to Outline window as Tables and Columns or adding under Files and Fields will help Developers greatly to see which tables or columns used in programs.
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

RPP Screen Preview buttons reversed

Using RPP Version 9.5.1 iFix3 (and earlier versions), the two screen emulator icons which appear when you have a screen design open are reversed. The "Launch Screen Emulator on the selected screen with color" actually launches the emulator without...
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Is a defect

Pouvoir indiquer qu'une entité n'est pas à regénérer même si RPP indique le contraire

Dans la vue Gestionnaire de génération (generation manager) pouvoir indiquer les fichiers à ne pas regénérer inutilement (voir détail de l'explication dans les documents ci-joint)
over 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Not under consideration

Text Entity called by element in help does not allow positioning

Adding a TEXT link after an element forces the text section in front of the element. In pacbase, we were able to provide a value in position 4 to control where that text went.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Is a defect

Use the source code editor without worrying about the purely technical PDP component.

"One of the strengths of IDE RPP-RTC-RDz is the historisation of the file, but it is just for see, not for come back to an old version." We can use historisation of the file to come back with a cobol program, but not with a rpp program, because of...
almost 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration