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Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on May 20, 2016

Display the condition of blocks in the GSV

In the Generated Code Structure View, there is currently no way to see the condition of a functional block. The user need a way to see the condition of a block in the Code Structure tree to quickly understand the structure of the program.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Sep 5, 2017

    This feature was delivered in version 9.6.0.

  • Guest
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    Sep 9, 2016

    J'ai discuté avec le client à propos de la proposition de tooltip. Voici son avis :
    - Proposer un tooltip est une solution minimaliste. C'est moins bien que la proposition initiale qui offre une vue globale, mais c'est mieux que rien. Donc, la présence d'un tooltip apporterait déjà un plus par rapport à l'existant.
    - Si le dev RPP considère que la proposition initiale surchargerait trop la vue GSV, alors, on suggère de créer une nouvelle vue associée à l'éditeur COBOL, qui montrerait la "structure d'exécution" du programme. C'est-à-dire qu'on pourrait voir l'imbrication des fonctions/sous-fonctions avec leurs type de conditionnement et leur condition. Ainsi, on aurait une vue compacte permettant d'avoir une idée du flux d'exécution. Cette vue n'aurait pas nécessairement besoin d'être rafraîchie en temps réel. Par exemple, elle pourrait être remplie lors de son premier affichage, puis, ensuite, rafraîchie par une action explicite de l'utilisateur (bouton "refresh" dans la vue).

  • Guest
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    Sep 1, 2016

    The feature that is described in this request is a candidate for a future release, implemented as a tool-tip.

  • Guest
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    Jul 28, 2016

    A preliminary evaluation of this request indicates that it is consistent with our business strategy. Further evaluation of this RFE is underway.

  • Guest
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    Jul 15, 2016

    The prefered solution is the following :

    For each function or subfunction having a condition, a subnode, just under the node showing the function or subfunction name, will show the condition type as an icon and the condition text as a single line of limited length. It means that the COBOL statements of the condition are catenated on a single line of text, whose length is limited by the typical maximum length of a line in the GSV. If the full condition is too long to be shown in the width of the GSV, it will be cut and three dots ("...") can indicate the fact that the condition is not fully shown.

    Additionnally, a new toggle button, at the top of the GSV, can be used to show/hide all the conditions in the GSV.

  • Guest
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    Jun 28, 2016

    Please provide if what is required is to get the condition type in the GSV, or the full condition lines ? In the second case, would a tooltip be acceptable as GSV is not thought to display full code lines.