IBM Power Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Provide a way to query Db2 for IBM i members

Currently, using OVRDBF to direct SQL statements to a specific database file member is functional, but it is not an ideal solution. It requires an external override that is disconnected from the SQL statement itself, making the code less self-cont...
2 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Create a tool in IBM MCP Server that extracts the definition of a query and exposes it to AI

Add a read-only tool to the IBM i MCP Server that retrieves the definition of an IBM Query for i *QRYDFN object and returns it as structured JSON. The response should include referenced files, joins, selected fields, result fields, selection crite...
2 days ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i Submitted

RSEAPI - Add a "populate with CAs" operation to the security services.

Hi, Would it be possible to add an operation to the security service that serves the same purpose as the "populate with CAs" option in DCM ? It might require two operations: the first to list the possible choices, and the second to import the auth...
3 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving Submitted

CVE function to include to Open/Remediated column

It will help the system administrators to generate security vulnerabilities report.
3 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

HMC vCPU Target Assignment Should Always Reach the Requested Target Value

HMC vCPU Target Assignment Should Always Reach the Requested Target Value Description When modifying vCPU allocation in HMC, administrators enter a target value (for example, 20 vCPU). Internally, HMC appears to calculate a delta (e.g. -10 vCPU). ...
7 days ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

Support SMB 3.1.1 dialect in V7R6M0

Win 11 24H2 PCs can map a network drive to a system using IBM i V7R6M0.
29 minutes ago in IBM i / Other Submitted

Incorporate the SQL_ERROR, SQL_WARNING, and SQL_NOT_FOUND indicators into SQLCA

Incorporate indicators into SQLCA so that the code in SQLRPGLE is much clearer when validating SQL statements, without having to deduce it every time we read conditions involving sqlcode, sqlstate or sqlwarn. Wanted SQL_SUCCESS SQL_NOT_FOUND ...
about 20 hours ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Submitted

Offer BMC compatible ISO image(s) for V11R2

It has been noted that support for a remote installation of V11R2 has been dropped using a virtual image on the BMC which is detailed here: https://delivery04-mul.dhe.ibm.com/sar/CMA/HMA/0e8yi/3/MF71772.readme.html This is problematic for remote m...
1 day ago in Hardware Management Console Submitted

AI-Powered Intelligent Code Modernization and Optimization Assistant for IBM i RPG, COBOL, and CL Applications

Many enterprise organizations continue to rely on IBM i applications developed in RPG, COBOL, and CL to support business-critical operations. While these applications remain highly reliable, maintaining, optimizing, documenting, and modernizing la...
3 days ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i Submitted

Log invalid authentication attempts by user profiles with a password of *NONE

IBM i should be enhanced to log invalid sign-on attempts made against user profiles configured with PASSWORD(*NONE), and these attempts should be handled in a manner consistent with other failed authentication events. Today, these attempts are eff...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

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