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    CHKEXPBRM don't show local partition content

    Hello !!! This command, CHKEXPBRM, lacks a specification for which machine/partition, SYSNAME, it should check for tapes; currently, it identifies all available tapes across all machines/partitions—a total of 8—whereas XXXX requires only one tape ...
    7 days ago in IBM i / BRMS 0 Submitted

    Automated Data Quality Drift Detection and Intelligent Data Validation Recommendations for Db2 for IBM i

    I propose introducing Automated Data Quality Drift Detection and Intelligent Data Validation Recommendations for Db2 for IBM i to help database administrators, developers, and organizations maintain accurate, consistent, and reliable data across t...
    about 5 hours ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

    Whitelisting STRPCCMD commands

    Since iACS version 1.1.9.16, a security prompt is displayed every time an STRPCCMD command is launched. This is IBM's response to CVE-2026-14275. Many users are calling Help Desk as they are unsure if they should accept or deny. Most commands we a...
    about 18 hours ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

    Add Datbase Member Oriented API functions

    Today, we can: Delete a File (QUSDLOBJ or remove()) Create a File (open API or SQL Create) Change File Description (QLICOBJD) But we have ZERO member oriented APIs that can be called by programs to do Add, Change and Delete of members. Therefore w...
    about 23 hours ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

    Ability to add lookup info on target user identities within EIM via Navigator for i

    Can you please add this functionality to the new Navigator for i: Adding lookup information to a target user identity | IBM i 7.5.0 | IBM Documentation I believe the only way I can apply this currently is to enable the legacy Navigator for i
    about 24 hours ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Runtime reflection for variables in ILE languages: new BIF/API to retrieve variable metadata (type, length, precision)

    Synopsis Provide a supported, performant way to obtain metadata about variables at runtime in ILE programs. It can be a language-level built-in function in RPG or a system API callable from any ILE language. Problem statement ILE RPG offers only a...
    25 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Functionality already exists

    End-to-end FC SFP Diagnostics via Read Diagnostic Parameters (RDP ELS)

    Background info Current-generation Fibre Channel adapters expose SFP transceiver diagnostics, which are readable from the OS.On IBM i, the fcioa -sfpinfo macro in SST/DST already surfaces this data.With the November 2025 GA of V7R5 TR7 and V7R6 TR...
    2 months ago in AIX 16 Submitted

    Persist jumbo frame (MTU 9000) configuration and allow customizable bond name in HNV

    When Hybrid Network Virtualisation provisions a bond interface, two persistent issues affect day-to-day operations most: The MTU (jumbo frame) setting is not retained after any major changes on the network. The bond name is auto-generated (e.g., b...
    5 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    Addition of a function to convert from one time zone to another

    Hello,Is it possible to have a function that allows for the conversion of a timestamp from one time zone to another—similar to the `convert_tz` function found in other databases? CONVERT_TZ(timestamp_value, source_timezone, target_timezone)
    6 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

    Support XML Namespaces in REST XML Payloads for IBM IWS

    When exposing RPG service programs as REST APIs through IBM Integrated Web Services (IWS), XML requests containing namespaces are rejected during XML unmarshalling. Example request: ... Results in an error similar to: unexpected element (uri:"sccs...
    11 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

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