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Status Not under consideration
Categories Usability
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 8, 2012

Cannot expand the copybooks in the outline view.

The current implementation (RDz V8.0.3.1)
does not allow for expanding copybooks from
the outline view.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for System z

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for System z

  • Guest
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    Mar 26, 2012

    Outline view is meant for handling and displaying the outline / structure of the source that is being edited, but we are working on another feature that will show all the data elements listed in the source and its copy books - and that would address the use case being requested.

  • Guest
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    Feb 22, 2012

    Good remark. This RFE was opened afer PMR 23138,300,624 where we considered copybooks containing data element definitions only (file layout for exampe). But we should be able to expand any copybook.

  • Guest
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    Feb 20, 2012

    We need some clarification on this RFE. In your environment do you primarily have data element definitions in the copy books or do you have source code as well. Thanks.