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When importing a WSDL interface, set string maxlen from XSD settings

When importing a WSDL as EGL interface, set the maxLen property of string attributes according to the value in the XSD type, if available. Combined with RFE 39245, this removes manual actions to set the maximum length of string input elements when...
about 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

RUI designer: additional replacement variables for digits and string length

I need replacement variables to use in the VE data templates that would give me the number of digits and decimals for number fields and max length for string fields. That information would come from the actual fields of the record being dragged on...
about 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 3 Delivered

EGLdoc style description for functions

We would like to be able to specify a description on functions and programs that will be visible to developers when using "code complete" When using code complete on a library, the list of functions in the library is displayed. When selecting a fu...
about 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Documentation 3 Delivered

Deploy on CICSTS5.1 using new integrated WAS v8.5 Liberty profile

CICS TS v5.1 has incorporated the WAS v8.5 Liberty profile. It should therefore be possible to deploy EGL web transaction GatewayServlet, java wrappers and corresponding JSP's in WAS on CICSTS.This will eliminate both the WAS and CTG (if EGL is de...
over 11 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Inter-product Integrations 4 Delivered

RBD VE - RFE - New widget should be initialized with empty layout data

See attached PDF for detailed description and a sample project.
almost 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Delivered

"optimize build order" as an ANT-task

If one EGL-project depends on (references parts in) another project, you need to build the dependent project after the other project. In the workbench this can be achieved using the "optimize build order" menu option.When creating a workspace dyna...
almost 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered

Add a configuration setting in COBOLRuntime for the default value of VGVar.handleOverflow

The default value of VGVar.handleOverflow is 1 in EGL program, this value should be configurable in COBOLRuntime, add a configuration setting in COBOLRuntime for the default value of VGVar.handleOverflow.
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / Other 4 Delivered

Problems with EGLAR files in the debugger

Debugging with eglar files the debugger should ignore programs and functions in eglar files.
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Delivered

Problems with EGLAR files in the debugger

Debugging with eglar files the debugger prompts for which program to load if found more than once.
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / User Interface (IDE) 4 Delivered

EGL default value for nullable fields

n RDB when I generate the structure for an SQLRecord from a database table with the utility "SQL Record -> Retrieve SQL" if a field is nullable is imported with the clause: "isSqlNullable = yes". Instead of this declaration which involves the d...
about 12 years ago in IBM Rational Business Developer / EGL Language 4 Delivered