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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...
about 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...
over 6 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.
over 6 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).
over 6 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...
over 6 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Usable Program Control Flow for RPP

Given how RPP 9.5.1.7 generates Cobol code with many paragraph names, the Program Control Flow view is completely unusable. We would like a usable Program Control Flow for RPP integrated with RDZ/IDZ Debug. I spoke with Bill Alexander at the IDZ u...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

RPP - Search with cross-reference key in Input Aid's –D Lines tab

In RPP , search with cross-reference key in Input Aids D Lines tab don't give any detail (value entered in variable part) For example, in RPP, search for the instances that contain the key AUTEUR in Input Aid REMONT : we have a list of entities th...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Not under consideration

Provide assistance to help developer fix all reconcilation warnings

Searching and resolving all the reconcilation warnings on a COBOL file is not easy. The user has to find all the warnings by himself (using the "Problems" view) and check the quick-fixes for each warning. We would like to have a dedicated tool, th...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 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.
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

Definition de langage dans le design

Lors de la création d'un nouveau programme dans RPP nous oublions fréquemment d'y ajouter la définition de langage sur le fichier "*.cbl".Serait-il possible d'ajouter un champ de saisie de la definition de langage dans l'onglet "definition" des de...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 1 Not under consideration

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