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RHEL 8 (5639-RH8)

Always update current user in PSDS after profile swap.

Swapping user profiles [1] is a common technique for CGi programs and other service oriented programs to make sure the program runs under the right profile. This will change the CURRENT USER in the job. The CURRENT USER is reflected in the PSDS at...
6 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Not under consideration

Standardize RPG IV ENDxxx opcodes with END-xxx syntax

All "new" RPG features use the END-xxxx syntax. opcodes currently do not use that syntax. It gets confusing to new developers and grey-haired coders as well for new features when in some cases ENDMON is specified, but in other END-PROC is required...
19 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Approve hscroot edit access to /etc/hosts (cli or UI) for demo landscape where DNS is not implemented

In demo landscape edit of /etc/hosts for local addresses would beneficial (and other public addresses are resolved via DNS servers).Quick demos or smaller pocs, it would be nice to not handle DNS entries and just edit /etc/hosts.
28 days ago in Hardware Management Console Not under consideration

Improve BRMS Drive Allocation Logic for Multi‑Drive Tape Libraries

When two BRMS control groups start at (or near) the same time and share the same tape library, both backup jobs may attempt to use the same drive. Even if multiple drives are available in the library, BRMS can assign only one drive to both jobs, c...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / BRMS Not under consideration

Provide an API that returns current override information for all session/job overrides

The current API to retrieve an override information only returns the file to which a file label has been overridden. We need a way to determine (A) what files have been overridden and (B) what the override scope is for those files. Today the only ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging Not under consideration

Typed constants

It is possible to type enumerations, that is, the constants within the enumeration. However, it is impossible to type a constant outside of an enumeration. Compilation OK : //1. Typed & qualified enum dcl-enum ACTION char(3) qualified ; dcl-c...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Allow calculated values for CONST and INZ

Currently, only hard-coded values ​​are allowed when initializing a variable or constant. dcl-c BIT31_EXC_SENT const(2147483648) ; dcl-c BIT31_EXC_SENT const(x'80000000') ; or dcl-s BIT31_EXC_SENT uns(10) inz(2147483648) const ; dcl-s BIT31_EXC_SE...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

BRMS - Drive utilization

Actually we have TS4300 library connected to our IBMi LPARs. For backup planning we are using simple Drive utilization chart, which shows how many drives was used at given time in specific day in a past. We have only 4 drives and don't want to exc...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / BRMS Not under consideration

Correct V7R5 Regression to allow TRANSFORM SERVICES TO CREATE A PDF IN QNTC FILE SYSTEM USING OVRPRTF AT V7R5 (working on previous releases)

Please have a look on document DT284058 / SE79244 An attempt to create a PDF in /QNTC file system using override printer file (OVRPRTF) at VR75 fails with MSGCPFCE06: Error occurred while transforming print data. Reason code is 8: The transform in...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) Not under consideration

Enable Kerberos for secondary 5250 session

The ACS configuration allows for using Kerberos when opening a new ACS session and it automatically signs the user in. When the user does a SYSREQ 1, a signon screen is presented for a secondary job for the same session. For security purposes, man...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Not under consideration

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