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IBM i

Axis support for GZIP/deflate compression/decompression data

would like enhancement for Axis support for GZIP/deflate compression/decompression data
1 day ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

allow migration of IBM i loadsource without downtime

You can easily migrate IBM i LPARs from one Power Server onto another one without downtime currently. You can also add/remove disks to either system or independed ASPs without any downtime. But once it comes to loadsource you need to IPL system do...
5 days ago in IBM i / Storage Submitted

monitor the status of the qinter subsystem devd table before it fills up and crashes by reporting the CPI146F.

Deleting unused devds may not result in the subsystem table being reclaimed; this is known but is not treated as an error; it simply is.I believe it is necessary to know how busy this table is in order to plan a restart of the subsystem before the...
3 days ago in IBM i / Core OS Submitted

Enhance WRKJOB by adding an option to display the currently executing SQL statement and execution details for a selected job.

Many IBM i administrators and support teams rely on WRKJOB as the primary green-screen interface for monitoring active jobs. However, when investigating performance issues, resource consumption, or long-running database activity, it is often diffi...
about 10 hours ago in IBM i / Core OS Submitted

AI-Powered Business Rule Change Simulation and Golden-Behavior Validation for IBM i Applications

I propose adding an AI-Powered Business Rule Change Simulation and Golden-Behavior Validation capability for IBM i applications to help development teams verify that application changes preserve intended business behavior while enabling controlled...
3 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

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...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

The SYSTOOLS.CVE_INFO table function does not provide the list of corrective PTFs

The SYSTOOLS.CVE_INFO table function does not provide the list of corrective PTFs. We must search the HTML page to find the list of corrective PTFs. It would be nice to have a field with the list of corrective PTFs and also to get the affected pro...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Edit option in ACS not available

Hello,As you can see in the attached image (as an example), it's not possible to edit files through ACS. Being able to edit files directly would be very helpful.Currently, to edit a file, you have to download it, use a text editor, and then upload...
25 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Improve usability of Investigate Data charts in IBM Navigator for i

After the recent changes to the Investigate Data charts in IBM Navigator for i, we feel that the chart usability has decreased compared to the previous version. The most important issue is zooming. While we have learned that zooming is available u...
24 days ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 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...
3 months ago in IBM i / Security Under review

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