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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 18, 2015

Ameliorate duplication COBOL code from a program to another program

Ameliorate duplication COBOL code from a program to another program.

In PACBASE when you want to COPY a part of code to another program, you only overwrite the name of the program.
That's all.

With RPP, when you COPY/PASTE to another program, this is not finished.
You need to verify if there is micropattern (in pasted code) and you have to correct the code.
With a large part of code, it's not easy to see a micropattern.

At present, from our point of view, to COPY / PASTE specific code is less effective in RPP than PACBASE, and there is a loss of productivity.

It would be convenient
1) To have an alert when you paste some codes with micropattern in a new program.
2) Or better yet, to have an ?intelligent? PASTE who doesn't PASTE the code after the micropattern (if the code is double)

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Feb 12, 2016

    We have evaluated this request and determined that it cannot be implemented at this time because expected behavior is the current one.

  • Guest
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    Feb 10, 2016

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release.

  • 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 - Development Tooling
    Product - Programming Patterns

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

  • Guest
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    Aug 18, 2015

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