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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.
over 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Planned for future release

Better charts

Hi,we need as soon as possible some better line, column and bar charts like this: http://canvasjs.com/editor/?id=http://canvasjs.com/example/gallery/line/site_traffic/ http://canvasjs.com/editor/?id=http://canvasjs.com/example/gallery/column/oil_r...
over 6 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Planned for future release

Local record definitions

It would be nice if it was possible to define records locally within a program and even within a function. Then the programmer wouldn't have to think about making the record names unique when defining a record which is not meant to be used outside...
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Ability to translate runtime messages

Since we do our business in dutch-speaking areas, we'd like to translate the strings already contained in te product (runtime messages). For instance error messages, show to the user.
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Not under consideration

Generic types and parameters of type any

Parameters of type "any" should have methods returning the type, basic type, length and decimals. Example:x num(10,2);foo(x);.. function foo(p any) writeStdOut(p.type()); writeStdOut(p.basicType()); writeStdOut(p.length()); writeStdOut(p.decimals(...
about 14 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

Add support for WAS 9.0

Was 9.9 GA was June 2016 but is not yet available.
over 7 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 2 Not under consideration

EGL enabling Adapter support for Worklight

For EGL being the business language it would be good to have an EGL like interface to Worklight Mobile clients. This would be a good integration.
over 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 5 Not under consideration

5 missing EGL types for numeric

We are missing for following COBOL types, corresponding EGL types.Because of these missing types, we suffer performance loss in the generated COBOL. COBOL Types EGL typesPIC 9(3) National ?PIC S9(3)V9(2) National SIGN LEADING SEPARATE ?PIC S9(3)V9...
over 15 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 5 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...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 3 Not under consideration

Calling a webservice from java generated EGL on WAS throws webservice runtime exception

Calling a webservice from java generated EGL on WAS throws webservice runtime exception
almost 8 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Not under consideration

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