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Rational Analysis, Design & Construction

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Fully implement default schema and allow other properties for AS/400 Toolbox for Java driver in Database connection

The IBM data tools from Rational Application Developer is included in Rational Aplication developer for Power Systems Software which is used to develop software on the IBM i platform (formely AS/400). It includes a driver to connect to the IBM i (...
over 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 3 Future consideration

UI enhancement in automation signature

-1) Create deployment topology with the following.Windows 2008 server>MQ installation>Queue Manager>Local Queue> Sender ChannelAll units to be in an 'installed state' except the Sender channel which is to be in a 'to be installed state...
over 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Have RAD generate JAX-WS WSDL files into 3 parts

Have RAD generate JAX-WS WSDL files into 3 parts to adhere to "best practice" suggested by IBM WSRR. Specifically, this WSRR best practice calls for storing WSDL into these 3 pieces: 1) Interface2) Port3) Binding We would like to see RAD provide a...
over 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 2 Future consideration

Support linkage of SubProcess to artifacts of different types in BPMN functionality

Once sub processes are included in the BPMN feature of Rational Software Architect, it should be possible to link these sub processes to artifacts.
over 12 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 4 Future consideration

table formatting in documentation not supported in RSA 8.0.3

table formatting in documentation is not supported in RSA 8.0.3.Migrating to 8.0.x means losing all the formatting done on documentation previously.
almost 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

UML-to-C++ option to generate method bodies inside namespace code block

Provide the option to generate the method bodies inside the namespace code blocks, instead of prefixing the class and method name with the namespace name on the same line of code.
almost 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

UML-to-C++: Introduce option to change default return type of methods from int to void

In Rational Software Architect versions up to 8.0.2, when running the UML-to-C++ transformation, operations that have no return type specified in the model get generated in the code with return type: int. This request is to add the option to chang...
almost 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 2 Future consideration

Enabled/disable option to UML to WSDL transformation for ?Convert a nested class to anonymous type implicitly?

Add an option to the UML to WSDL transformation that will allow ?Convert a nested class to anonymous type implicitly? to be enabled or disabled. Note: this options is available for UML to XSD transformations.

RSA Must support Struts 2.x as it does for Struts 1.x

RSA Must support Struts 2.x as it does for Struts 1.x Please refer to the technote for more information as to what is currently supportedhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2042&context=SSCPU2M&dc=DB520&uid=swg21327401&loc...
about 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 3 Future consideration

Automate the migration of profiles in RSA v8.0

There should be a method to automate the migration of Rational Software Architect v7.5.x profiles into Rational Software Architect v8.0 and v8.0.1.
about 13 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer 4 Future consideration