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Add 'struct' directives/statement to the DXL interpreter to useful structuring the data/source code

The struct-directive is useful to easily struct and use data in the DXL code for complex scripts Example as in 'C': struct my_struct { int i, string s}; struct my_struct my;my.i = 42;my.s = "Dirk"; print "my.i=" my.i ", my.s=" my.s "\n"; And to be...
about 2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

Publish a version of the DXL manual in HTML

Currently, the DXL manual is only available as a PDF file, this makes it harder than it needs to be, to search, reference and access specific sections of the manual. It also presents a considerable hurdle for translating its content for non-native...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

DOORS DXL: Document eval_() as part of the DXL manual and describe it in detail

Currently eval_() has last been documented in a 9.early version (most current) of the API manual for DOORS 9. It is a widely used mechanism for launching DXL inside DXL while using DXL to potentially manipulate the DXL code passed to eval_ based o...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

DOORS DXL: Add support for single line comments ("// some comment <EOL>") in DXL string to eval_(), similar to how checkDXL() behaves

Currently eval_() cannot handle single line comments ("// some comment <EOL>") in its input string parameter, as it prematurely escapes string. This limitation is not documented, and therefore not clear to users. This limitation contradicts ...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

ERM DOORS DXL security shall allow more options

An enhanced feature to have separate check boxes for each of the component as below instead of having all under "Enable DXL Restrictions " "Enable DXL Restrictions for DXL Home Path" "Enable DXL Restrictions for BAtch Script " "Enable DXL Restrict...
5 months ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

Update the DOORS DXL editor with an IDE and a debugger

Currently the DXL Editor consists of two plain text elements: an input box and an output box. They are poorly suited for either task: entering DXL and displaying DXL output. An editor resembling a basic IDE and a form of debugger to step through s...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 1 Future consideration

Ship unencrypted DXL with DOORS client, so that users can maintain and expand customisations as standard features and their DXL change between versions / fixpacks

Customisations are a major unique feature of DOORS 9 compared to all other tools in the engineering space. They frequently integrate with standard / shipped features / UI elements, and in recent years these standard elements are being encrypted by...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 1 Future consideration

Add the ability to run multiple DXL Service scripts in parallel for functionality that mimics 'server side DXL'.

Unlike most client/server applications, DOORS 9 has most of the logic on the client side, and little to no automation / scripting / maintenance features on the server side. DOORS DXL Services use DOORS Web Access to offer an interface to DOORS via...
almost 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 0 Future consideration

Add ifdef and ifndef directives to the DXL interpreter to test for active includes and avoid repeated includes of the same files

the include directive is useful for structuring code and expanding scripts during runtime the absence of ifdef / ifndef makes it impossible to test for and avoid repeated includes of the same code (.inc files) this can create unnecessary and consi...
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 1 Future consideration

Add try/catch perms to DXL to aid in testing for and catching disruptive layout DXL error messages

In some places, DXL can run and throw errors that disrupt a workflow, block the UI or worse. A try/catch mechanism in DXL could allow DXL authors to test for and catch such situations better.
about 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Requirements Management DOORS/DOORS Web Access / DXL 1 Future consideration

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