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Guru Classic: Custom Perspectives In RDi, Part 2

March 6, 2019 Susan Gantner

In my earlier tip I described how to create a custom perspective and I also described one scenario when custom perspectives come in handy. I promised to follow that up with another way to use custom perspectives.

I’m often asked questions such as:
- How do I keep my Outline from disappearing when I’m in full-screen edit?
- How can I see my RPG Indentation view alongside the full-screen editor view of the source member?
Custom perspectives can be used as one answer to both questions.

Of course, when you’re in full-screen edit, you can “peek” at any of your views (such …
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Guru Classic: Who Needs Custom Perspectives In RDi?

February 13, 2019 Susan Gantner

I often talk to people who are confused about RDi perspectives, so I thought this two-part series on why and how to create and use your own custom perspectives would be a good one to update. Very little has changed since the original publication of this first part, but I’ve updated the screen shots and addressed one or two small differences in recent releases. This version assumes you are running at least RDi 9.5

Who needs custom perspectives in RDi? Just about everyone. At least everyone could probably benefit from them. As you know if you’ve read my earlier tips, …
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iSphere Upgrade Bolsters RDi Even More

November 7, 2018 Alex Woodie

When it comes to IBM i programming tools from IBM, Rational Developer for IBM i (RDi) is the integrated development environment at the top of many professionals’ wish lists. However, the IDE’s functionality is lacking a few departments, which provides an opportunity for innovation in the community, as IBM originally envisioned. One of the projects that’s been running with the ball is the popular iSphere project, which recently unveiled a new release.

iSphere is a free plug-in for RDi and WDSC that was first released by Frank Hildebrandt of Task Force IT-Consulting back in 2013. The original idea behind the …
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Profound Logic Shows Off Innovation At PowerUp

June 11, 2018 Alex Woodie

The recent COMMON PowerUp 18 conference was a tour de force for Profound Logic, which not only showcased major enhancements to its flagship Web and mobile development tool for IBM i, Profound UI, but also swept the IBM Innovation Awards with two customer success stories.

Let’s start with the Innovation Awards. Every year, IBM and COMMON highlight the innovative work that two companies do with their IBM i systems, including first and second place. While IBM i modernization vendors are usually well-represented in the nominations and eventual winners, we’ve never seen clients of the same modernization vendor take both first …
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IBM Adds New PDM Perspective to RDi

May 9, 2018 Alex Woodie

IBM is receiving high marks for a new feature called PDM Perspective that it just launched in Rational Developer for i version 9.6.0.2. The new feature gives users the capability to filter libraries or members in RDi that’s very similar to the way PDM functioned in SEU. It’s so good, according to some IBM i experts, that it eliminates any reason not to use RDi.

There are several new features in RDi version 9.6.0.2, which IBM released May 2, but it’s the PDM Perspective feature that’s getting the most attention. According to IBM, the new PDM Perspective in the Object …
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Guru: Confessions Of A Recovering RDi Outline Addict

May 22, 2017 Susan Gantner

As an unabashed RDi fan, my list of “favorite features” is pretty long, but right up near the top of the list has always been the Outline view for RPG IV. It was Outline that finally got me to move to WDSC (RDi’s predecessor) from its predecessor, CODE (a.k.a., CODE/400) many years ago.

I’ve long been amazed at the number of RDi users who say they don’t use Outline – some don’t even have it in their RSE perspective any more. I have always suspected that’s because they closed it by accident long ago and never had a chance to …
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Guru Classic: Custom Perspectives In RDi, Part 2

Guru Classic: Who Needs Custom Perspectives In RDi?

iSphere Upgrade Bolsters RDi Even More

Profound Logic Shows Off Innovation At PowerUp

IBM Adds New PDM Perspective to RDi

Guru: Confessions Of A Recovering RDi Outline Addict

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