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Workspace Rational Programming Patterns
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 10, 2014

RELATED IDEAS

Quick link or tab to open .cbl file from the design entity for RPP

In RPP, you can have the design entity of a batch or online program open, but there is no quick link to open the .cbl source code. If you opened the design through a reference search, the design view might not be open where the .cbl or .bms file is. If you want to open the .cbl, you have to navigate through the design view to find the desired .cbl file which might be many steps to get to. If there was a tab on the design entity showing the .cbl source, much like a macrostucture has, it would be helpful. If not a tab, maybe a button to "open cobol source" (or map for online programs), would be helpful.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 30, 2017

    This feature was delivered in version 8.5.

    This feature was delivered in version .

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 12, 2017

    Linking the cbl editor to the design view is sufficient for an easier path to opening the design or .cbl. This request can be withdrawn/closed.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     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 - Development Tooling
    Product - Programming Patterns

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Programming Patterns

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 23, 2015

    There is an existing feature to retrieve design entity in the design explorer from its editor, although it does not exist on generated file, we would like to check if this existing feature might answer to your need if we slightly change your scenario to open the design entity rather the generated CBL from your search / reference query result.

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