iSphere is an open source plug-in for IBM's Rational Developer for i 9.5.1.3+. It delivers high quality extensions to improve developer productivity.
IBM's current Eclipse based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a huge step beyond SEU, but it still lacks features available only on the green screen. That is where the iSphere Project comes into play, filling in those gaps.
The iSphere library requires V7R1 or higher. For lower releases you can try to compile the library from an i Project by hand. Refer to the iSphere help for details.
Feature list:
- Binding Directory Editor
- Data Area Editor
- User Space Editor
- Data Queue Viewer
- Message File Editor
- Message File Compare Editor
- Message File Search
- Source File Search
- Source Compare/Merge Editor
- Stream File Search
- Stream File Compare/Merge Editor
- Spooled Files Subsystem
- Lpex Task Tags
- Host Object Decorator
- RSE Filter Manager
- Message Subsystem and Monitor
- Job Log Explorer
- Journal Explorer
- Job Trace Explorer
- Comparing & Synchronizing Source Members
iSphere is an Open Source project that is hosted on github.com.
Categories: Tools
Additional Details
Eclipse Versions: 2022-03 (4.23), Photon (4.8), Neon (4.6), Mars (4.5), Luna (4.4)
Platform Support: Windows, Mac, Linux/GTK
Organization Name: iSphere Project Team
Development Status: Production/Stable
Date Created: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 - 16:11
License: EPL
Date Updated: Sunday, November 2, 2025 - 09:51
Submitted by: Thomas Raddatz
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