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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 ...
    1 day ago in IBM i / BRMS 0 Submitted

    NFS Mounting Capabilities Within Navigator for i

    As the title suggests, we'd like to see a NFS mount (ADDMFS/mount) option in Navigator for i. The core functions of the ADDMFS/mount command (that you'd use through a standard 5250 session) will be the same on Navigator for i - though, they'll als...
    2 days ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    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...
    5 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

    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...
    20 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Functionality already exists

    Document the "MATCHED BY SOURCE" matching condition

    The idea IBMI-I-3726 improve MERGE by adding the option "WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE THEN DELETE" has been marked as "Functionality already exists". The current documentation of the merge statement makes no mention of a MATCHED BY SOURCE matching c...
    about 1 hour ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 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)
    about 12 hours ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

    restrict access to qsys2.license_info()

    this view shows license information which might be considered "sensitive". any user can see the data. edit: same for more sql services like history_log_info()
    2 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

    see current user of a http server session (*admin server in special)

    to find issues for a specific user in an CGI session, or to see who is using *admin server session
    2 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

    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...
    about 2 months ago in AIX 16 Submitted

    Adding support to compile display and printer files from sources in the IFS rather than only via dds stored in source phisical file

    In modern development environments, traditional display and printer files are far from being completely obsolete.The SRCSTMF compilation parameter has long been added to the CRTRPGMOD, CRTSQLRPGI, and CRTCLMOD commands.Adding it to the CRTDSPF and...
    20 days ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Submitted

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