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Rational Programming Patterns

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Having a specific action to modify the condition of a bloc

Currently, the user can create a function or subfunction using an assisted dialog. In this dialog, he can enter the name, level and condition of the functional block. But, there is no assistance to modify the condition of a block after creation. T...
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

List of really entities to migrate during a migration by delta

We made a migration by delta but we put in NS file some entities that was migrated during the initial migration.In the workspace by delta, we found the .cbl of those entities while we should have had just the model.
over 8 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Super-references and Report entities

I would like to find a data element with the function "Super references", in a special case when the data element is used in a Report entity.Presently this is not possible.Please see the pdf file for details (from the PMR 36122.664.706)
almost 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 4 Delivered

Problem when comparing and merging 2 PDP Cobol files

General pupose :- For Groupama, audits of changes are relevant only at the Assembly streams level; there is no desire to audit the detail of development steps (all the intermediate versions).- As entry into Assembly streams, new Change Sets are cr...
over 4 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

Improvement when using '-D' in a report entity (R entity in PACBASE)

Please see the attached file for details. The possibility to see assemblage between ?-CE' and ?-L' in the ?-D' of a report entity, is a good one.But this is not completely exploitable. Is it possible to have the Output format of the Data Element (...
almost 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

Recherche de rubriques par format

CA TECH souhaiterai avoir la possibilit? d'ajouter le crit?re 'format' lors de recherches de rubriques dans le r?f?rentiel.
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Implement line number recognition in macros

We need the ability to use line numbers when merging macro code and specific code together.
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 2 Delivered

Editor/Options when replacing or deleting macros

When performing a replace or delete action on the -CP screen, provide a method to review merging of procedural and generated code with macro code.
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered

Reprise des copybook PACBASE dans RPP

Suite ? la migration d'un patrimoine PACBASE dans RPP, une nouvelle m?canique est mise en oeuvre pour g?n?rer les copybooks des segments. Par contre, les d?finitions existantes dans le patrimoine (au niveau des strucutres de donn?es) ne sont pas t...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 5 Delivered

Software Analyzer - expand message for 'Avoid calling same Data Element' by affected Data Element(s)

Software Analyzer provides rule based checks for RPP Software Quality.One rule is Design entities Analysis for RPP MAF / Segment Entities / Avoid calling the same Data Element multiple times in a Segment.?This is a very useful check to avoid Names...
about 9 years ago in Rational Programming Patterns 3 Delivered