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    Adding the option to specify a Sender address to the command SNDSMTPEMM

    For years now IBM i lacking a command to specify the sender mail address in a simple manner. Yes there is an API but this is too complicated for the average IBM i developer. Would it not be very convenient if the current SNDSMTPEMM is enhanced to ...
    1 day ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

    VMRM DR GUI : Display Full Workgroup Name, expand left column

    The full name of the workgroup is displayed when the cursor hovers over it. One idea could be to expand the left column to show the full workgroup name, or resize the column? Another option is to use a smaller font, but it must remain readable. Th...
    about 19 hours ago in VM Recovery Manager 0 Submitted

    VMRM DR GUI : ADD Logs window below main window without manipulation

    We have to go through several steps to access the logs in GUI. Is it possible to have the logs appear in the current window quickly (example : below rehearsal window during move) without having to click through multiple menus? Thanks
    about 19 hours ago in VM Recovery Manager 0 Submitted

    Add the Prestart Job Reuse count to the job data in Collection Services

    QSYS2.Active_Job_Info returns the prestart job reuse count. However, to review this you must use DETAILED_INFO => 'ALL' and you can only get a real-time snapshot. I would like this metric added to the Collection Services job data so this can be...
    1 day ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 0 Submitted

    "With" opcode for RPG nested data structures, like VB's "With...End With" statement.

    Referencing deeply nested data structure variables is a chore in RPG and the RPG code becomes verbose. Visual Basic has a statement "With ... End With" that "Executes a series of statements that repeatedly refer to a single object or structure so ...
    1 day ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

    Bypass the target port checks for Inactive Live Partition Mobility

    bring the feature presented in Live Partition Mobility (LPM): Bypass NPIV target port level validation to AIX, for inactive LPAR at least on a short term basis.
    3 days ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted

    Consolidate target‑level and LUN‑level validation to reduce validation disruption due to fabric limitations

    Live Partition Mobility (LPM) validation currently executes separate target‑level and LUN‑level validation paths per default, resulting in multiple Fibre Channel fabric login events per LPM validation. In large NPIV environments, this behavior can...
    4 days ago in PowerVM 0 Submitted

    add CLI option to GUI-feature : "Schedule-management" jobs

    setting up "Schedule-management" jobs is currently a GUI-only feature. (V11R1M1111) add a CLI functionality to this feature. and a clear logging/messaging for active or expired schedule jobs.
    23 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    IBM i: Add a new system value so we can enable to create automatically $HOME directory on User Profile creation

    Today we use SSH, SFTP and VSCode more often than in the past, but when creating a new user profile the /home/USERID directory is not created. Please, add a new system value to enable automatic creation and select the $HOME base directory, in case...
    14 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Submitted

    SQL pre-compiler support for periods in file names

    SQL pre-compiler fails for SQLRPGLE file names containing a period when compiling from the IFS and the SRCSTMT() parameter is specified. For example: ZC0160.1.SQLRPGLE fails ZC0160_1.SQLRPGLE works
    1 day ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 1 Needs more information

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